2 Chronicles 16:11 (ASV)

Passage

And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

2 Chronicles 16:10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in the prison-house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

2 Chronicles 16:11 And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

2 Chronicles 16:12 And in the thirty and ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet; his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to Jehovah, but to the physicians.

2 Chronicles 16:13 And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "acts", "first", "last", "written", "book", "kings", and "judah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "acts", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Then Asa was wroth with the seer..." into verse 12's "And in the thirty and ninth year...", so "behold" and "acts" belong inside that flow. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "behold" and "acts" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.