"... Continuing his chronological interpretation of the events of Asa's reign, the Chronicler puts Asa's illness in his thirty-ninth year. In the Vorlage in 1 Kings 15:23 this was put indefinitely 'at the time of his old age.' The Chronicler's change indicates that this is a consequence of his behavior toward Hanani and not just part of the aging process. The Lucianic reading in 1 Kings 15:23, if it is an old variant, may have suggested this interpretation to the Chronicler. If he bad been faithful, he would not have contracted this disease but would have died like David in a good old age (l Chronicles 29:28). The foot disease was recorded already in the Vorlage, although here in Chronicles its severity is noted, possibly hinting that it was the cause of his death. Ironically, since Asa himself had ordered the people to seek Yahweh (2 Chronicles 14:3), and in spite of the implicit call to repentance in his illness, Asa did not seek Yahweh but only physicians, even in his illness. The word 'even' or 'also' may link back to verses 7-10, where Asa was accused of self reliance in his seeking a treaty with Ben-hadad. Yahweh is credited with the ability to heal in Chronicles and in the Old Testament in general (Exodus 15:26; 2 Chronicles 7:14; 30:20); and the healing miracles of Elijah and Elisha ... For the generally favorable attitude towards physicians in the Old Testament world, see Genesis 50:2; Jeremiah 8:22; 2 Kings 20:7; Isaiah 38:22; Sirach 38:1) ... although we would commend the use of physicians through whose ministrations healing might be accomplished, the Chronicler saw Asa's resorting to them as an expression of a lack of faith ..."