Asaאָסָאbecame diseasedוַיֶּחֱלֶאin yearבִּשְׁנַתthirty-nineשְׁלוֹשִׁים וָתֵשַׁעof his reignלְמַלְכוּתוֹin his feet,בְּרַגְלָיוuntilעַדhis diseaseחָלְיוֹwas very severe;לְמַעְלָהyet evenוְגַםin his diseaseבְּחָלְיוֹhe did notלֹאseekדָרַשׁYHWH,יְהוָהbutכִּיthe physicians.בָּרֹפְאִים
2 Chronicles 16:12
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2 Chronicles 16:12, word by word
- Asaאָסָאasa
Asa
Asa: a name of uncertain meaning. It is the king of Judah, son of Abijam, who reigned forty-one years and did what was right in the eyes of YHWH (1 Kings 15:9-24); a Levite also bears the name (1 Chronicles 9:16).
Where else “asa” appears- became diseasedיֶּחֱלֶאyechele
be sick
Be sick, become diseased. Another spelling of the usual verb for "be sick."
Where else “yechele” appears- in yearשְׁנַתshenat
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenat” appears- thirty-nineשְׁלוֹשִׁיםsheloshim
thirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appears- thirty-nineתֵשַׁעtesha
nine
Nine; also "ninth".
Where else “tesha” appears- of his reignמַלְכוּתmalchut
reign
A reign, or what belongs to a king: his rule and dignity.
Where else “malchut” appears- in his feetרַגְלָיraglay
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “raglay” appears- his diseaseחָלְיchaly
sickness
Sickness, disease; also suffering.
Where else “chaly” appears- was very severeמַעְלָmala
exceedingly
More and more: used to say "greatly" or "above all".
Where else “mala” appears- seekדָרַשׁdarash
consult
To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.
Where else “darash” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the physiciansרֹפְאִיםrofim
physician
The one who attends the sick and treats wounds.
Where else “rofim” appears
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The death of Asa
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2 Chronicles 16:11-14
11The deeds of Asa, the first and the last, are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 12Asa became diseased in year thirty-nine of his reign in his feet, until his disease was very severe; yet even in his disease he did not seek YHWH, but the physicians. 13Asa lay down with his fathers, and he died in year forty-one of his reign. 14They buried him in his tombs that he had dug for himself in the city of David, and they laid him on the bed that they had filled with spices and perfumes of various kinds blended as a perfumer’s work; and they made for him a very great burning.
23The rest of all the deeds of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Only in the time of his old age he became diseased in his feet. 24Asa lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place.
The context
11The deeds of Asa, the first and the last, are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
12 · This verse (above)
13Asa lay down with his fathers, and he died in year forty-one of his reign.