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href="/nkjv/2_kings/15.htm">New King James Version</a> In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> In those days the LORD began to send Rezin the king of Aram and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> In those days Yahweh began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. <a href="/amp/2_kings/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> In those days the LORD began sending Rezin the king of Aram (Syria) and [Israel’s king] Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. <a href="/csb/2_kings/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> In those days the LORD began sending Aram’s King Rezin and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> In those days the LORD began sending Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah. <a href="/asv/2_kings/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> In those days Jehovah began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah. <a href="/cev/2_kings/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> During his rule, the LORD let King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel start attacking Judah. <a href="/erv/2_kings/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> In those days the LORD began to use King Rezin of Aram and Pekah, son of Remaliah, to attack Judah. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> It was while he was king that the LORD first sent King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel to attack Judah. <a href="/isv/2_kings/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> Right about that time, the LORD began to send King Rezin of Aram and Remaliah's son Pekah against Judah. <a href="/msb/2_kings/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> (In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.) <a href="/net/2_kings/15.htm">NET Bible</a> In those days the LORD prompted King Rezin of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah to attack Judah. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Aram, and Pekah the son of Remaliah. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> In those days the LORD began to send against Judah, Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah. <a href="/web/2_kings/15.htm">World English Bible</a> In those days, Yahweh began to send Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> In those days YHWH has begun to send Rezin king of Amram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> In those days hath Jehovah begun to send against Judah Rezin king of Amram and Pekah son of Remaliah. <a href="/slt/2_kings/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In those days Jehovah began to send against Judah, Rezin, king of Aram, and Pekah son of Remaliah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> In those days the Lord began to send into Juda Basin king of Syria, and Phacee the son of Romelia. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> In those days, the Lord began to send, into Judah, Rezin, the king of Syria, and Pekah, the son of Remaliah. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/15.htm">New American Bible</a> It was at that time that the LORD began to unleash Rezin, king of Aram, and Pekah, son of Remaliah, against Judah. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> In those days the LORD began to send King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> In those days the LORD began to provoke against Judah Rezin the king of Aram and Pekah the son of Romaliah. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> In those days LORD JEHOVAH began to provoke Yehuda Ratsan, King of Aram, and Piqakh son of Rumalia, King of Israel.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Aram, and Pekah the son of Remaliah. <a href="/sep/2_kings/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> In those days the Lord began to send forth against Juda Raasson king of Syria, and Phakee son of Romelias. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/15-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=5409" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/15.htm">Jotham Reigns in Judah</a> …36As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 37<a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hā·hêm (Art:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">(In those</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yā·mîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: hê·ḥêl (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">began</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: lə·haš·lî·aḥ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">to send</a> <a href="/hebrew/7526.htm" title="7526: rə·ṣîn (N-proper-ms) -- A king of Aram (Syria), also an Isr. Probably for ratsown; Retsin, the name of a Syrian and of an Israelite.">Rezin</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/758.htm" title="758: ’ă·rām (N-proper-fs) -- Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr. ">of Aram</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6492.htm" title="6492: pe·qaḥ (N-proper-ms) -- Opening, a king of Isr. From paqach; watch; Pekach, an Israelite king.">and Pekah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/7425.htm" title="7425: rə·mal·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Father of King Pekah of Isr. From an unused root and Yahh; Jah has bedecked; Remaljah, an Israelite.">of Remaliah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: bî·hū·ḏāh (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">against Judah.)</a> 38And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David his father. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/7-1.htm">Isaiah 7:1-2</a> 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. / When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind. <a href="/2_chronicles/28-5.htm">2 Chronicles 28:5-6</a> 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. / For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. <a href="/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13</a> When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound. <a href="/isaiah/8-4.htm">Isaiah 8:4-7</a> 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.” / And the LORD spoke to me further: / “Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah, ... <a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">2 Kings 16:5-6</a> 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. / At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day. <a href="/isaiah/9-11.htm">Isaiah 9:11-12</a> The LORD has raised up the foes of Rezin against him and joined his enemies together. / Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. <a href="/hosea/10-14.htm">Hosea 10:14</a> the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children. <a href="/isaiah/7-5.htm">Isaiah 7:5-9</a> For Aram, along with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah, has plotted your ruin, saying: / ‘Let us invade Judah, terrorize it, and divide it among ourselves. Then we can install the son of Tabeal over it as king.’ / But this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘It will not arise; it will not happen. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/28-16.htm">2 Chronicles 28:16-20</a> At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria. / The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives. / The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages. ... <a href="/hosea/8-8.htm">Hosea 8:8-10</a> Israel is swallowed up! Now they are among the nations like a worthless vessel. / For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers. / Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes. <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a> Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. <a href="/matthew/1-9.htm">Matthew 1:9</a> Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah. <a href="/isaiah/17-1.htm">Isaiah 17:1-3</a> This is the burden against Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is no longer a city; it has become a heap of ruins. / The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear. / The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/hosea/11-5.htm">Hosea 11:5-6</a> Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent? / A sword will flash through their cities; it will destroy the bars of their gates and consume them in their own plans. <a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">Isaiah 7:17-20</a> The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.” / On that day the LORD will whistle to the flies at the farthest streams of the Nile and to the bees in the land of Assyria. / And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines and clefts of the rocks, in all the thornbushes and watering holes. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.A.<a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">2 Kings 16:3</a> But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.<a href="/isaiah/38-1.htm">Isaiah 38:1-22</a> In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live… began<a href="/2_kings/10-32.htm">2 Kings 10:32</a> In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;<a href="/1_samuel/3-12.htm">1 Samuel 3:12</a> In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.<a href="/jeremiah/25-29.htm">Jeremiah 25:29</a> For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.to send<a href="/deuteronomy/28-48.htm">Deuteronomy 28:48</a> Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.<a href="/psalms/78-49.htm">Psalm 78:49</a> He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.<a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-7</a> O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation… Rezin<a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">2 Kings 16:5</a> 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.<a href="/2_chronicles/28-6.htm">2 Chronicles 28:6</a> For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.<a href="/isaiah/7-1.htm">Isaiah 7:1,8</a> 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… Pekah<a href="/2_kings/15-27.htm">2 Kings 15:27</a> In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/26-59.htm">Amram</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-24.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-32.htm">Begun</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-32.htm">First</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-36.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">Pekah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">Remaliah</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">Remali'ah</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-11.htm">Rezin</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-24.htm">Syria</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/1-41.htm">Amram</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-24.htm">Begun</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-25.htm">First</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-1.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-1.htm">Pekah</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-1.htm">Remaliah</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-1.htm">Remali'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">Rezin</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">Syria</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 15</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/15-1.htm">Azariah's good reign</a> 5. <a href="/2_kings/15-5.htm">He dying a leper, is succeeded by Jotham</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/15-8.htm">Zachariah the last of Jehu's generation, reigning ill, is slain by Shallum</a> 13. <a href="/2_kings/15-13.htm">Shallum, reigning a month, is slain by Nenahem</a> 16. <a href="/2_kings/15-16.htm">Menahem strengthens himself by Pul</a> 21. <a href="/2_kings/15-21.htm">Pekahiah succeeds him</a> 23. <a href="/2_kings/15-23.htm">Pekahiah is slain by Pekah</a> 27. <a href="/2_kings/15-27.htm">Pekah is oppressed by Tiglath-pileser, and slain by Hoshea</a> 32. <a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">Jotham's good reign</a> 36. <a href="/2_kings/15-36.htm">Ahaz succeeds him</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>In those days This phrase situates the events within a specific historical context. The time period is during the reign of King Jotham of Judah, who ruled from approximately 750 to 735 BC. This era was marked by political instability and external threats to the kingdom of Judah.the LORD began to send This indicates divine intervention and sovereignty over the affairs of nations. The LORD's involvement suggests that the events were part of a larger divine plan or judgment. This aligns with the biblical theme that God uses nations to accomplish His purposes, as seen in other instances such as the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities.Rezin king of Aram Rezin was the king of Aram, also known as Syria, with its capital in Damascus. Aram was a significant regional power and often in conflict with Israel and Judah. Rezin's involvement highlights the geopolitical tensions of the time. Archaeological findings, such as inscriptions, confirm the existence of Aram and its interactions with neighboring kingdoms.and Pekah son of Remaliah Pekah was the king of Israel, the northern kingdom, and reigned from approximately 752 to 732 BC. His alliance with Rezin against Judah is part of the Syro-Ephraimite War, a significant conflict in the region. This alliance is also mentioned in <a href="/isaiah/7.htm">Isaiah 7</a>, where the prophet Isaiah addresses the threat posed by these two kings.against Judah Judah, the southern kingdom, was under threat from this alliance. The political and military pressure from Rezin and Pekah was a significant challenge for King Jotham and his successor, Ahaz. This period of conflict is a backdrop for the prophecies of Isaiah, who reassured the house of David of God's protection despite the immediate threats.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The sovereign God of Israel, who orchestrates events according to His divine will and purpose. 2. <a href="/topical/r/rezin.htm">Rezin</a> The king of Aram (Syria), who becomes an adversary to Judah during this period. 3. <a href="/topical/p/pekah_son_of_remaliah.htm">Pekah son of Remaliah</a> The king of Israel, who joins forces with Rezin against Judah. 4. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which is under threat from external enemies due to its disobedience to God. 5. <a href="/topical/a/aram.htm">Aram (Syria)</a> A neighboring nation to Israel, often in conflict with the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty_and_judgment.htm">Divine Sovereignty and Judgment</a> God is in control of nations and their leaders. The sending of Rezin and Pekah against Judah is a demonstration of God's sovereignty and a form of judgment for Judah's disobedience. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> Judah's troubles are a direct result of turning away from God. This serves as a reminder of the consequences of forsaking God's commandments. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Prophets like Isaiah play a crucial role in guiding and warning God's people. Listening to God's messengers is vital for spiritual discernment and protection. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god_over_alliances.htm">Trust in God Over Alliances</a> Ahaz's decision to seek help from Assyria rather than trusting in God highlights the danger of relying on human alliances instead of divine intervention. <a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a> Even in judgment, God provides hope and a way forward, as seen in Isaiah's prophecy to Ahaz about the coming Immanuel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 15</a> <a href="/q/why_is_jotham's_reign_not_in_history.htm">How does the brief reign of Jotham in 2 Chronicles 27 align with known historical timelines, and why are external sources silent on his rule? </a> <a href="/q/who_was_king_pekah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Pekah in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_2_chron._27_omit_jotham's_conflicts.htm">Why does 2 Chronicles 27 omit details about Jotham’s conflicts found in 2 Kings, raising doubts about the reliability of both accounts? </a> <a href="/q/does_evidence_confirm_or_contradict_ahaz's_alliance.htm">Can historical or archaeological evidence confirm Ahaz's alliance with Tiglath-Pileser III as described in 2 Kings 16, or does it contradict the biblical account?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 37. - In those days the Lord began to send against Judah Resin the King of Syria. Rezin's name occurs in the Assyrian inscriptions early in the reign of Tigiath-pileser, probably in the year B.C. 743. At that time he pays to the Assyrians a heavy tribute, consisting of eighteen talents of gold, three hundred talents of silver, two hundred talents of copper, and twenty talents of spices. Subsequently, about the year B.C. 734, he is found in revolt. His alliance with Pekah, here implied, is directly stated by <a href="/isaiah/7-2.htm">Isaiah 7:2</a>. Begun in Jotham's reign, it continued, and came to a head, in the reign of Ahaz (see <a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">2 Kings 16:5</a> and <a href="/isaiah/7-1.htm">Isaiah 7:1-9</a>; <a href="/isaiah/8-6.htm">Isaiah 8:6</a>). And Pekah the son of Remaliah. Pekah and Rezin intended to establish on the Jewish throne a certain Ben-Tabeal (<a href="/isaiah/7-6.htm">Isaiah 7:6</a>), a creature of their own, with whose aid they thought to offer an effectual resistance to Assyria. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/15-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>(In those הָהֵ֔ם (hā·hêm) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They days בַּיָּמִ֣ים (bay·yā·mîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel began הֵחֵ֣ל (hê·ḥêl) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play to send לְהַשְׁלִ֙יחַ֙ (lə·haš·lî·aḥ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out Rezin רְצִ֖ין (rə·ṣîn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7526.htm">Strong's 7526: </a> Rezin -- a king of Aram (Syria), also an Israelite king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Aram אֲרָ֑ם (’ă·rām) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_758.htm">Strong's 758: </a> Aram -- Syria and Pekah פֶּ֥קַח (pe·qaḥ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6492.htm">Strong's 6492: </a> Pekah -- 'opening', a king of Israel son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of Remaliah רְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃ (rə·mal·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7425.htm">Strong's 7425: </a> Remaliah -- father of King Pekah of Israel against Judah.) בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה (bî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/15-37.htm">2 Kings 15:37 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/15-37.htm">2 Kings 15:37 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/15-37.htm">2 Kings 15:37 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/15-37.htm">2 Kings 15:37 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/15-37.htm">2 Kings 15:37 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/15-37.htm">2 Kings 15:37 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/15-37.htm">2 Kings 15:37 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/15-37.htm">2 Kings 15:37 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/15-37.htm">2 Kings 15:37 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/15-37.htm">2 Kings 15:37 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-37.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 15:37 In those days Yahweh began to send (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/15-36.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 15:36"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 15:36" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/15-38.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 15:38"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 15:38" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>