2 CHRONICLES 16:7 — KING JAMES VERSION 1
“And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the Lord thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.”
At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa and said to him, 'Because you relied on the king of Aram, and did not rely on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand — The prophet Hanani (וּבָעֵת הַהִיא בָּא חֲנָנִי הַחוֹזֶה אֶל־אָסָא מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה) condemned Asa's action: 'Because you relied on the king of Aram, and did not rely on the LORD' (עַל־כִּי־נִשְׁמַרְתָּ עַל־מֶלֶךְ אֲרַם וְלֹא־נִשְׁמַרְתָּ עַל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ). The charge: faith-displacement. Instead of trusting God, Asa trusted diplomacy.
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