2 Chronicles 16:7At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, "Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on Yahweh your God, therefore is the army of the king of Syria escaped out of your hand.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~895 BC. King Asa's throne room. The prophet Hanani stands before the king who just made a military alliance with Damascus, Syria...
The emotion here: heartbroken at watching a good king fall
The original word
batach (בָּטַח) — to lean on, trust completely, like a child running to father's arms
Why it matters
Asa raided the temple treasury to pay Syria's king Ben-hadad to break his treaty with Israel
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 16:7
This happened AFTER Asa's greatest victory — success made him stop trusting God
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about avoiding all human help, but Asa had just won a huge battle using human soldiers. The sin was replacing God as his primary trust, not using human means.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 16:7
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 16:7 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 16:7 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Hanani. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include trust, reliance, prophetic rebuke. Notable phrases: relied on the king of Syria; have not relied on Yahweh. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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