Then Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and the treasuries of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants. And King Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying,
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Left - Or, according to another reading, “found.” The wealthy condition of the temple treasury is sufficiently indicated in [Reference 1 Kin…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Sent them to Ben-hadad. —This shows that Syria, recovering its independence at the fall of Solomon’s empire, was already attaining…
John Gill
JohnGill
Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left
in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. That is right indeed which is right in God's eyes. Asa's times were times of reformation. He remove…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes