Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 16:2
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,
2. silver and gold ] In 1 Kin., “all the silver and the gold that were left.”
Ben-hadad ] At least three kings of Syria bore this name, the two others being severally (1) a contemporary of Ahab (1Ki 20:1 ff.), (2) a contemporary of Jehoash the grandson of Jehu, 2Ki 13:25.
that dwelt at Damascus ] The epithet distinguishes the king of Damascus from other kings of Syria, e.g. from the king of Hamath.
Damascus ] Heb. “Darmesek”; see note on 1Ch 18:5.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
This verse, and 2Ch 16:3-6, are explained 1Ki 15:18, &c.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
[See comments on 2Ch 16:1].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(2) Then Asa brought out silver and gold.This verse is abridged as compared with 1Ki. 15:18, but the substance of it is the same. The differences are characteristic. In the first clause Kings reads: And Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord. The chronicler has purposely weakened this statement. He has also omitted the pedigree of Benhahad (ben Ta- brimmn ben Hezyn), and written the Aramaizing form Darmeseq for Dammseg. (Syriac, Darmsq.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 16:2 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 Benhadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
Ver. 2. Then Asa brought out silver and gold. ] Here good Asa began to decline; which was the worse in him, because in his old age, after so great a victory, and so strict a covenant to cleave close to the Lord.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
treasures = treasuries.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
brought out: 2Ch 28:21, 2Ki 12:18, 2Ki 16:8, 2Ki 18:15
Damascus: Heb. Darmeskek
Reciprocal: 1Ki 15:18 – Asa 1Ki 20:1 – Benhadad 1Ch 19:6 – a thousand 1Ch 27:25 – the king’s Isa 30:6 – riches Amo 1:4 – Benhadad