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Isaiah 7:1

in Isaiah 7

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.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.

KJV

And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.

This verse in Isaiah 7

Commentary

6 notes on this verse
In the days of Ahaz - Ahaz began to reign about 738 years before Christ. By a comparison of 2Ki 16:5, ..., with 2Ch 28:5, etc., it will be seen that Judea was twice invaded by Rezin and Pekah in the reign of Ahaz; see the Analysis of the chapter. That Rezin ... - This confederacy was formed in the time of Jotham; 2Ki 15:37. But it was not carried into execution during his reign.

This site's exposition

Now in the days that Ahaz

on Isaiah 7:1-2

Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah march on Jerusalem to force Ahaz into their alliance against Assyria, and though the siege fails, the fear remains. The hearts of king and people "trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind," a fear verse 4 answers with a call to be calm. The chapter belongs to the Syro-Ephraimite war that 2 Kings 16 and 2 Chronicles 28 narrate from the political side.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah · Written before 420.

proposed

(Chapter VII, Verses 1, 2) And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah: Rezin King of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but they could not conquer it. And they reported to the house of David, saying: Syria has joined forces with Ephraim, and his heart is troubled, as the trees of the forest are moved by the wind. Uzziah, also known as Azariah, reigned as king of Judah in Jerusalem for fifty-two years (2 Kings 15).

The Medieval Church1 voice

A commentator

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on Isaiah · Written before 1274.

proposed

And it came to pass in the days of Achaz the son of Joathan. Here the threat against the enemies of the two tribes is set out. And it is divided into two parts: in the first, the threat against the persecutors of the people …

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah king of Judah,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Ahaz--In the first years of his reign the design of the two kings against Judah was carried out, which was formed in Jotham's reign (2Ki 15:37). Syria--Hebrew, Aram (Ge 10:22, 23), originally the whole region between the Euphrates and Mediterranean, including Assyria, of which Syria is an abbreviation; here the region round Damascus, and along Mount Libanus.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz What did Scripture see to trace his lineage? But, since the end of the verse states: “And he could not wage war against it,” it teaches you that the merit of his forebears stood him in good stead.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on Isaiah 7:1:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

25 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיְהִ֡יand it was

    vayhiH1961 →3559 times

  • בִּימֵ֣יin [the] days of

    bimeiH3117 →2304 times

  • אָ֠חָזAhaz

    ʾachozH271 →42 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • יוֹתָ֨םJotham

    yotamH3147 →

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • עֻזִּיָּ֜הוּUzziah

    ʾuziyahuH5818 →27 times

  • מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • יְהוּדָ֗הJudah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

  • עָלָ֣הhe went up

    ʾalahH5927 →890 times

  • רְצִ֣יןRezin

    retzinH7526 →11 times

  • מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    melekh-H4428 →2525 times

  • אֲ֠רָםAram

    ʾaromH758 →143 times

  • וּפֶ֨קַחand Pekah

    ufekachH6492 →

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • רְמַלְיָ֤הוּRemaliah

    remalyahuH7425 →13 times

  • מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    melekh-H4428 →2525 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalem

    yerushalimH3389 →643 times

  • לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הfor <the> battle

    lamilchamahH4421 →320 times

  • עָלֶ֑יהָon it

    ʾaleihaH5921 →5755 times

  • וְלֹ֥אand not

    velo'H3808 →5168 times

  • יָכֹ֖לhe was able

    yakholH3201 →194 times

  • לְהִלָּחֵ֥םto engage in battle

    lehilachemH3898 →177 times

  • עָלֶֽיהָ׃on it

    ʾaleihaH5921 →5755 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    2 Kings 15:37

    (In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.)

    it leads to

    • 2 Kings 16:5

      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.

    • Isaiah 10:5–7

      Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.

    • Hosea 5:12–13

      So I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like decay to the house of Judah.

  • Through

    Isaiah 1:1

    This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

    it leads to

    • 2 Chronicles 26:1

      All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

    • 2 Kings 18:1

      In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.

  • Through

    Isaiah 8:6

    “Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah,

    it leads to

    • John 9:7

      Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.

    • Nehemiah 3:15

      The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of…

  • Through

    2 Kings 16:1

    In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 1:1

      This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Where this verse is studied

About Isaiah

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.