2 Chronicles 16:12

10 Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.

11 Now the rest of the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.

13 So in the forty-first year of his reign, Asa died and rested with his fathers.

14 And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.
KJV
And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.
WEB
In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa was diseased in his feet. His disease was exceedingly great; yet in his disease he didn’t seek the LORD, but just the physicians.
ASV
And in the thirty and ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet; his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to Jehovah, but to the physicians.
DARBY
And Asa in the thirty-ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was extremely great; yet in his disease he did not seek Jehovah, but the physicians.
BLB
And Asa became diseased in his feet in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, until his disease was severe, yet in his disease he did not seek YHWH, but among the healers.
ÅB
I sin regjerings ni og trettiende år ble Asa syk i føttene, og hans sykdom ble verre og verre; men endog i sin sykdom søkte han ikke Herren, men bare legene.
OTB
I det trettiniende året av hans regjering led Asa av en sykdom i føttene. Hans tilstand var alvorlig, men selv i sin sykdom søkte han ikke Herren, men vendte seg til legene.
B1930
I sin regjerings ni og trettiende år blev Asa syk i føttene, og hans sykdom blev verre og verre; men endog i sin sykdom søkte han ikke Herren, men bare lægene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 17:5

    This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.

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  • Mark 5:26

    She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.

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  • 2 Chronicles 28:22

    In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.

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  • 2 Chronicles 16:9

    For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 10:14

    and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.

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  • Mark 2:17

    On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

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  • Job 13:4

    You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.

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  • Matthew 9:12

    On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.

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