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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Interpretation
Few and evil were the days of Ahaz. Those whose hearts condemn them, will go any where in a day of distress, rather than to God.
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This thought runs through 2 Kings 16:5-9.
Glossary
- Rezin Person
- Firm; a prince, a king of Syria, who joined Pekah (q. v. ) in an invasion of the kingdom of Judah ( 2 Kings 15:37 ; 16:5-9 ; Isa. 7:1-8 ). Ahaz induced Tiglath-pileser III.
- Assyria Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Nineveh.
- Damascus Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Damascus.
- Kir Place
- A wall or fortress, a place to which Tiglath-pileser carried the Syrians captive after he had taken the city of Damascus ( 2 Kings 16:9 ; Amos 1:5 ; 9:7 ). Modern identification: Der.