9. The Lord is constantly watching everyone, and he gives strength to those who faithfully obey him. But you have done a foolish thing, and your kingdom will never be at peace again.
10. When Asa heard this, he was so angry that he put Hanani in prison. Asa was also cruel to some of his people.
11. Everything Asa did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
12. In the thirty-ninth year of his rule, he got a very bad foot disease, but he relied on doctors and refused to ask the Lord for help.
13. He died two years later.
14. Earlier, Asa had his own tomb cut out of a rock hill in Jerusalem. So he was buried there, and the tomb was filled with spices and sweet-smelling oils. Then the people built a bonfire in his honour.