2 Chronicles 16:10 (YLT)

Passage

And Asa is angry at the seer, and giveth him to the house of torture, for <FI>he is<Fi> in a rage with him for this; and Asa oppresseth <FI>some<Fi> of the people at that time.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 16:8 Did not the Cushim and the Lubim become a very great force for multitude, for chariot, and for horsemen? and in thy leaning on Jehovah He gave them into thy hand,

2 Chronicles 16:9 for Jehovah--His eyes go to and fro in all the earth, to show Himself strong <FI>for<Fi> a people whose heart <FI>is<Fi> perfect towards Him; thou hast been foolish concerning this, because--henceforth there are with thee wars.'

2 Chronicles 16:10 And Asa is angry at the seer, and giveth him to the house of torture, for <FI>he is<Fi> in a rage with him for this; and Asa oppresseth <FI>some<Fi> of the people at that time.

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

2 Chronicles 16:12 And Asa is diseased--in the thirty and ninth year of his reign--in his feet, till his disease is excessive, and also in his disease he hath not sought Jehovah, but among physicians.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "angry", "seer", "giveth", "house", "torture", "rage", "oppresseth", and "some". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "angry" and "seer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "for Jehovah--His eyes go to and fro..." into verse 11's "And lo the matters of Asa the...", so "angry" and "seer" 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 "angry" and "seer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.