2 Chronicles 16:6 (DRB)

Passage

Then king Asa took all Juda, and they carried away from Rama the stones, and the timber that Baasa had prepared for the building: and he built with them Gabaa, and Maspha.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 16:4 And when Benadad heard this, he sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel: and they took Ahion, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the walled cities of Nephtali.

2 Chronicles 16:5 And when Baasa heard of it, he left off the building of Rama, and interrupted his work.

2 Chronicles 16:6 Then king Asa took all Juda, and they carried away from Rama the stones, and the timber that Baasa had prepared for the building: and he built with them Gabaa, and Maspha.

2 Chronicles 16:7 At that time Hanani the prophet came to Asa king of Juda, and said to him: Because thou hast had confidence in the king of Syria, and not in the Lord thy God, therefore hath the army of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.

2 Chronicles 16:8 Were not the Ethiopians, and the Libyans much more numerous in chariots, and horsemen, and an exceeding great multitude: yet because thou trustedst in the Lord, he delivered them into thy hand?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "king", "took", "juda", "carried", "away", "rama", "stones", and "timber". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "king" and "took", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And when Baasa heard of it he..." into verse 7's "At that time Hanani the prophet came...", so "king" and "took" 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 "king" and "took" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.