2 Chronicles 16:11 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 16:9 For Yahweh’s eyes run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. You have done foolishly in this; for from now on you will have wars.”

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

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

2 Chronicles 16:12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa was diseased in his feet. His disease was exceedingly great: yet in his disease he didn’t seek Yahweh, but just the physicians.

2 Chronicles 16:13 Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the forty-first year of his reign.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "acts", "first", "last", "written", "book", and "kings". 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 angry with the seer..." into verse 12's "In the thirty-ninth year of his reign...", 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.