Discovery Box2 Chronicles 16:1 
Context16:1 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah, and he established Ramah as a military outpost to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the land of King Asa of Judah. 1
2 Chronicles 36:16
Context36:16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his warnings, 2 and ridiculed his prophets. 3 Finally the Lord got very angry at his people and there was no one who could prevent his judgment. 4
1 tn Heb “and he built up Ramah so as to not permit going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah.”
2 tn Heb “his words.”
3 tn All three verbal forms (“mocked,” “despised,” and “ridiculed”) are active participles in the Hebrew text, indicating continual or repeated action. They made a habit of rejecting God’s prophetic messengers.
4 tn Heb “until the anger of the
