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2 Chronicles 16:12
In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his disease became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the final years of King Asa’s rule, noting his severe foot disease during the thirty-ninth year of his reign.
The words — וַיֶּחֱלֵא (vayyeḥelē) denotes he became sick, and בְּרַגְלָיו (beraglayw) specifies the affliction was localized in his feet.
The thread — The pattern of relying on human aid rather than God appears in Jeremiah 17:5 regarding trusting in mankind, King Ahaz's unfaithfulness during distress in 2 Chronicles 28:22, and the futile medical reliance in Mark 5:26.
Why it lands — It demands an examination of whether one turns to divine guidance or secular remedies when facing personal crisis.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 17:5 This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 28:22 In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.
- Mark 5:26 She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.
- 1 Chronicles 10:14 and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
- 2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
- Job 13:4 You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.
- Matthew 9:12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
- Mark 2:17 On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
- Jeremiah 8:22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?
- Matthew 7:2 For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.