2 Chronicles 16:2 (GNV)

Passage

Then Asa brought out siluer and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the Kings house, and sent to Benhadad King of Aram that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 16:1 In the sixe and thirtieth yeere of the reigne of Asa came Baasha king of Israel vp against Iudah, and built Ramah to let none passe out or goe in to Asa king of Iudah.

2 Chronicles 16:2 Then Asa brought out siluer and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the Kings house, and sent to Benhadad King of Aram that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

2 Chronicles 16:3 There is a couenant betweene me and thee, and betweene my father and thy father: behold, I haue sent thee siluer and golde: come, breake thy league with Baasha King of Israel that hee may depart from me.

2 Chronicles 16:4 And Benhadad hearkened vnto King Asa, and sent the captaines of the armies which hee had, against the cities of Israel. And they smote Iion, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brought", "siluer", "gold", "treasures", "house", "lord", and "kings". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brought" and "siluer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "In the sixe and thirtieth yeere of..." into verse 3's "There is a couenant betweene me and...", so "brought" and "siluer" 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 "brought" and "siluer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.