And Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the stocks, because he was angry with him about this. And Asa also oppressed some of the people at the same time — Asa's response (וַיִּקְצֹף אָסָא עַל־הַחוֹזֶה וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ בְּבֵית־הַחְמָרוֹת): he imprisoned Hanani (בִּבְנֵי־הַחֲמָרוֹת, in stocks/bonds). Additionally, he 'oppressed some of the people' (וַיַּעֲנִּי אֶת־קְצַת הָעָם). The godly king became a persecutor of prophets and people—a tragic inversion.

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