King Asa is noted for his religious reforms, but why did the prophet Hanani rebuke him later in his reign?
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Correct answer: For relying on the King of Syria instead of on the Lord
Asa made a treaty with Ben-Hadad of Syria to fight against Israel. Hanani the seer rebuked him for trusting in human alliances rather than God, pointing out that God had previously delivered the much larger Ethiopian army into his hands.
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