The Strand Study Bible

II KINGS 16:5

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II KINGS 16:15

Syria and Israel invade Jerusalem (S/A - II Chro 28:5-8) Date - 732 BC/AM 3268

ried the people of it captive to Kir, 7 and slew Rezin. PF PF

1. See -

Isa 9:21 2. Isa 7:5-7 3. or, “Eloth” - I Ki 9:26 Note - Elath is a major port city of the Gulf of Elath or Aqaba on the Red Sea. 4. II Ki 15:29 5. See - Amos 1:3-5 & Isa 8:4 & 17:1-3 6. I Chro 5:26 7. See - Isa 7:16 8. Isa 8:2 9. Lev 1

5 Then Rezin king of Syria 1 and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not 2 overcome him. PF 6 At that time Rezin king of Syria recov- ered 3 Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day. Damascus •

Gozan •

Hara •

ASSYRIA

MED SEA

• Damascus

MED SEA

Captured Area

10. Lev 2 11. Lev 3 12. Exo 27:1

Samaria •

Assyria takes Damascus captive to Kir Map #230 READ NEXT - I Chronicles 5:25-26 Wicked King Ahaz and his false altar (S/A - II Chro 28:22-25)

• Jerusalem

10 And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to 8 Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof. 11 And Urijah the priest built an altar ac- cording to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus. 12 And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon. 13 And he burnt his 9 burnt offering and his 10 meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his 11 peace offerings, upon the altar. 14 And he brought also the 12 brasen al- tar, which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar. 15 And king Ahaz commanded Uri- jah the priest, saying, Upon the great al- tar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king’s

Syria and Israel war against Jerusalem Map #228 READ NEXT - II Chronicles 28:9-15 Wicked King Ahaz sends for Assyrian

help and is betrayed (S/A - II Chro 28:16-21)

7 So Ahaz sent messengers to 4 Tiglath- pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me. 8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria. King Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria captures Damascus and kills King Rezin of Syria Date - 732 BC/AM 3268 9 And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, 5 and took it, 6 and car

16:9 This is the very first time the word “ Jew ” is mentioned in the Bible. 16:9 Kir is an unidentified location on the river Kur (Kuros) (Amos 1:5).