2 Chronicles 16:2 — Community Reflections

2 CHRONICLES 16:2 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

“Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben–hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,”

Then Asa took silver and gold from the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent them to Ben-hadad king of Syria, saying, — Asa's response (וַיּוֹצִא אָסָא כֶסֶף וְזָהָב מֵאוֹצְרוֹת בֵּית־יְהוָה וּמִבְּנֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶל־בֶּן־הֲדַד מֶלֶךְ־אֲרַם) was politically pragmatic: he bribed Ben-hadad of Aram to attack Israel from the north, forcing Baasha to abandon Ramah. The bribe (כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב) came from temple and palace treasures. The diplomatic maneuver violated trust in God.

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