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Berean Standard Bible

“At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.”

2 Chronicles 16:7

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King Asa had trusted the Lord and won a great victory earlier in his reign. Now, threatened by Israel, he pays the king of Aram to break his treaty.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.

World English Bible (WEB)

At 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 the army of the king of Syria has escaped out of your hand.

King James Version (KJV)

And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and hast not relied on Jehovah thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa, king of Judah, and said to him, Because you have put your faith in the king of Aram and not in the Lord your God, the army of the king of Aram has got away out of your hands.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

En aquel tiempo vino Hanani vidente á Asa rey de Judá, y díjole: Por cuanto te has apoyado en el rey de Siria, y no te apoyaste en Jehová tu Dios, por eso el ejército del rey de Siria ha escapado de tus manos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

En aquel tiempo, el vidente Jananí fue a hablar con el rey Asá y le dijo: «Por cuanto has depositado tu confianza en el rey de Siria, en lugar de acudir al Señor tu Dios, el ejército del rey de Siria se ha escapado de tus manos.

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