Asa responded by removing all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Temple of the Lord and the royal palace. He sent it with some of his officials to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus, along with this message:

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Left - Or, according to another reading, “found.” The wealthy condition of the temple treasury is sufficiently indicated in [Reference 1 Kin…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Sent them to Ben-hadad. —This shows that Syria, recovering its independence at the fall of Solomon’s empire, was already attaining…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left
in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…