2 Chronicles 16:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.”
2 Chronicles 16:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 16:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 2 Chronicles 16:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
2 Chronicles 16:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and let his work cease.”
2 Chronicles 16:5 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 16:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease. ”
2 Chronicles 16:5 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 16:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it cometh to pass, at Baasha's hearing, that he ceaseth from building Ramah, and letteth his work rest;”
2 Chronicles 16:5 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 16:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease. ”
2 Chronicles 16:5 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 16:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when Baasha heard it, he left building of Ramah, and let his worke cease.”
2 Chronicles 16:5 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 16:5 in Context — 2 Chronicles 16
3 There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
4 And Ben–hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel–maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
5 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.
6 Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
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.
What Does 2 Chronicles 16:5 Mean?
2 Chronicles 16:5 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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