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2 Chronicles 16:11-17:1
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 Chronicles 16:11-17:1
Evangelical Heritage Version
Asa’s Disease and Death
11 You can find the acts of Asa, from first to last, written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
12 Asa’s feet became diseased in the thirty-ninth year of his reign. His disease was very serious, but even when he was sick, he did not seek the Lord, but only his physicians.
13 Asa rested with his fathers. He died in the forty-first year of his reign. 14 They buried him in his tomb, which he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier[a] that was covered with all kinds of fragrant spices and perfumed ointments, skillfully blended by the perfume makers. They burned a very large bonfire in his honor.
Jehoshaphat, King of Judah[b]
17 Asa’s son Jehoshaphat ruled in his place. He strengthened his position against Israel and
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 16:14 Or in a coffin
- 2 Chronicles 17:1 The Chronicles account about Jehoshaphat includes much material that has no parallel in Kings.
2 Chronicles 16:11-17:1
New International Version
2 Chronicles 16:11-17:1
New International Version
11 The events of Asa’s reign, from beginning to end, are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was afflicted(A) with a disease in his feet. Though his disease was severe, even in his illness he did not seek(B) help from the Lord,(C) but only from the physicians. 13 Then in the forty-first year of his reign Asa died and rested with his ancestors. 14 They buried him in the tomb that he had cut out for himself(D) in the City of David. They laid him on a bier covered with spices and various blended perfumes,(E) and they made a huge fire(F) in his honor.
Jehoshaphat King of Judah
17 Jehoshaphat his son succeeded him as king and strengthened(G) himself against Israel.
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