2 Kings 16:9 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 16:9

So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.

BSB

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ASV

And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him; and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.

KJV

And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The submission of Judah, which Ahaz proffered, would be of the utmost importance in connection with any projects that might be entertained of Egyptian conquests. Naturally, Damascus was the first object of attack. It was the head of the confederacy, and it lay nearest to an army descending upon Lower Syria, as all Asiatic armies would descend, from the north. It appears from an inscription of Tiglath-pileser’s, that Rezin met him in the field, was defeated, and slain. An attack upon Pekah followed.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע	vai.yish.Ma'	and he listened	H8085 →
אֵלָיו֙	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
אַשּׁ֔וּר	'a.Shur	Assyria	H804 →
וַיַּעַל֩	vai.ya.'Al	and he came up	H5927 →
מֶ֨לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
אַשּׁ֤וּר	'a.Shur	Assyria	H804 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
דַּמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙	da.Me.sek	Damascus	H1834 →
וַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂ֔הָ	vai.yit.pe.Se.ha	and he seized it	H8610 →
וַיַּגְלֶ֖הָ	vai.yag.Le.ha	and he took into exile it	H1540 →
קִ֑ירָה	Ki.rah	Kir towards	H7024 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
רְצִ֖ין	re.Tzin	Rezin	H7526 →
הֵמִֽית׃	he.Mit	he put to death	H4191 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Amos 9:7
“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from…
leads to
- Amos 1:5
  I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler of the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 47:4
  For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts…
- Deuteronomy 2:23
  And the Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, were destroyed by the Caphtorites, who came out of Caphtor and settled in their place.)
- Jeremiah 9:25–26
  “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised yet uncircumcised:
- Amos 2:10
  And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite.
Through
Isaiah 7:16
For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
leads to
- Isaiah 8:4
  For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
- Deuteronomy 1:39
  And the little ones you said would become captives—your children who on that day did not know good from evil—will enter the land that I will give them, and they will possess it.
Through
Isaiah 22:6
Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield.
leads to
- Isaiah 21:2
  A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”

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06About 2 Kings

Where the connections lead

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