And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah,
&c.] Being sent by the Lord to reprove him:
and said unto him, because thou hast relied on the king of Syria;
on the covenant he made with him, on the promises the Syrian king made to him upon receiving his money, and so trusted to an arm of flesh, and even an Heathen king:
and not relied on the Lord thy God;
his promises, power, and providence, which he had reason to believe would have been engaged on his behalf, had he placed his confidence in him as he ought to have done: the Targum is,
``and not relied on the Word of the Lord thy God:''therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand;