2 Kings 16:5

Translations

Modern

Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.

Traditional

Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.

Literal

Then Rezin king of Aram came up—and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel—to Jerusalem to battle. And they lay siege upon Ahaz, and they could not fight him.

Latin

Tunc ascendit Rasin rex Syriæ, et Phacee filius Romeliæ rex Israël, in Jerusalem ad præliandum: cumque obsiderent Achaz, non valuerunt superare eum.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.

Notes

2 Kings 16:5–6

Rezin … Pekah: This alliance between the kings of Aram and Israel was made to resist Assyrian control under Tiglath-pileser III (2 Kings 15:29–30; Isaiah 9:1). They attacked Judah to force it into the alliance or to replace its king with someone they preferred (Isaiah 7:3–6). This led to captivity and many deaths in Judah (2 Chronicles 28:5–15). Isaiah notes that Rezin and Pekah wanted to put a new king on Judah’s throne (Isaiah 7:3–6). Judah also faced attacks from the Edomites and Philistines (2 Chronicles 28:17–18). These events were seen as God's response to Ahaz’s terrible spiritual practices, which caused great sin in Judah (2 Chronicles 28:5, 19).

Theme notes and profiles

Ahaz Arameans Assyria Fearing People

Events

Reign of Ahaz

Related verses

2 Kings 15:37
(In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.)
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
Isaiah 8:9–10
Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
Isaiah 9:6–7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 7:1–9
Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
1 Kings 15:4
Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the LORD his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by raising up a son to succeed him and to make Jerusalem strong.
Isaiah 8:6
“Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
1 Kings 11:36
I will give one tribe to his son, so that My servant David will always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I chose to put My Name.
2 Chronicles 28:5–15
So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.

Parallels

2 Chronicles 28:1–4

People

Ahaz: King of Judah, son of Jotham Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Pekah: King of Israel who reigned for 20 years Remaliah: Father of Pekah, king of Israel Rezin: King of Aram (Syria) during the reign of Ahaz

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions Syria: Ancient region north of Israel, often in conflict

Glossary

Ahaz (King) Damascus Hoshea Kings, Books of First and Second Nineveh, Ninevite

Topics

Ahaz: King of Judah, Son and Successor of Jotham: Kingdom of, Invaded by the Kings of Syria and Samaria Alliances: Rezin and Pekah Jerusalem: Besieged by Pekah Jerusalem: Calamities of, Mentioned: Besieged but not Taken by Rezin and Pekah Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Pekah Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Ahaz Prophecies Concerning Israel: Judah is Invaded by the Kings of Samaria and Syria Remaliah: Father of Pekah, King of Israel Rezin: A King of Syria Who Harassed the Southern Kingdom (Judah) Siege by Rezin, King of Syria, and Pekah, Son of Remaliah, King of Israel Syria: Joined with Israel Against Ahaz and Besieged Jerusalem

2 Kings 16:5

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