Verses 1–14
2 Chronicles 16:1-6 . Taken from 1 Kings 15:16-22 with unimportant variations.
2 Chronicles 16:7-10 . With the words of 2 Chronicles 16:9, “ from henceforth thou shalt have wars,” contrast 1 Kings 15:16, “ and there was war between Asa and Baasha, king of Israel, all their days.”
2 Chronicles 16:11-14 . With the words “ a very great burning” ( 2 Chronicles 16:14) cf. 2 Chronicles 21:19, Jeremiah 34:5; the reference is to sacrifice for the dead.