2 Chronicles 16:7
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.
Context
This verse from 2 Chronicles Chapter 16 connects to 10 cross-references. Baasha of Israel blockades Judah; Asa strips the temple treasury to hire the Arameans of Ben-hadad to break the alliance with Baasha—it works strategically but the seer Hanani rebukes Asa for relying on Aram rather than God. Asa angrily imprisons …
Other Translations
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 hast not relied on Jehovah thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.
And at that time hath Hanani the seer come in unto Asa king of Judah, and saith unto him, `Because of thy leaning on the king of Aram, and thou hast not leaned on Jehovah thy God, therefore hath the force of the king of Aram escaped from thy hand.
At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa, king of Judah, and said to him, Because you have put your faith in the king of Aram and not in the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram has got away out of your hands.
Cross References
Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings …
And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: …
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied …
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou …
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu …
Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that …
With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to …
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: