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Edomites then moved into Elath and have lived there to this day. <a href="/nlt/2_kings/16.htm">New Living Translation</a> At that time the king of Edom recovered the town of Elath for Edom. He drove out the people of Judah and sent Edomites to live there, as they do to this day. <a href="/esv/2_kings/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> At that time Rezin the king of Syria recovered Elath for Syria and drove the men of Judah from Elath, and the Edomites came to Elath, where they dwell to this day. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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="/kjv/2_kings/16.htm">King James Bible</a> At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/16.htm">New King James Version</a> At that time Rezin king of Syria captured Elath for Syria, and drove the men of Judah from Elath. Then the Edomites went to Elath, and dwell there to this day. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> At that time Rezin king of Aram restored Elath to Aram, and drove the Judeans away from Elath; and the Arameans came to Elath and have lived there to this day. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, and cleared the Judeans out of Elath entirely; and the Arameans came to Elath and have lived there to this day. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, and cleared the Judeans out of Elath entirely; and the Arameans came to Elath, and have lived there to this day. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> At that time Rezin king of Aram restored Elath for Aram and cleared the Judeans out of Elath entirely; and the Arameans came to Elath and have lived there to this day. <a href="/amp/2_kings/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath [in Edom] for Aram, and drove the Jews away from it. The Arameans came to Elath, and live there to this day. <a href="/csb/2_kings/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> At that time Aram’s King Rezin recovered Elath for Aram and expelled the Judahites from Elath. Then the Arameans came to Elath, and they still live there today. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram and expelled the Judahites from Elath. Then the Arameans came to Elath, and they live there until today. <a href="/asv/2_kings/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there, unto this day. <a href="/erv/2_kings/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there, unto this day. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> At that time King Rezin of Aram drove the Judeans out of Elath and gave it back to Edom. The Edomites came to Elath and still live there today. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> At the same time the king of Edom regained control of the city of Elath and drove out the Judeans who lived there. The Edomites settled in Elath and still live there.) <a href="/isv/2_kings/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> But at that time, King Rezin of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, completely removing the Judeans from Elath. Then the Arameans returned to Elath and have remained there to this day. <a href="/msb/2_kings/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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="/net/2_kings/16.htm">NET Bible</a> (At that time King Rezin of Syria recovered Elat for Syria; he drove the Judahites from there. Syrians arrived in Elat and live there to this very day.) <a href="/nheb/2_kings/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Eilat to Aram, and drove the Jews from Eilat; and the Arameans came to Eilat, and lived there, to this day. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and have dwelt there to this day. <a href="/web/2_kings/16.htm">World English Bible</a> At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and lived there to this day. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> At that time Rezin king of Aram has brought back Elath to Aram, and casts out the Jews from Elath, and the Arameans have come to Elath, and dwell there to this day. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> At that time hath Rezin king of Aram brought back Elath to Aram, and casteth out the Jews from Elath, and the Aramaeans have come in to Elath, and dwell there unto this day. <a href="/slt/2_kings/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In that time Rezin king of Aram turned back Elath to Aram, and he will cast out the Jews from Elath, and the Aramites came to Elath and dwelt there even to this day.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> At that time Rasin king of Syria restored Aila to Syria, and drove the men of Juda out of Aila: and the Edomites came into Aila, and dwelt there unto this day. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> At that time, Rezin, the king of Syria, restored Elath to Syria, and he expelled the Judeans from Elath. And the Idumeans went into Elath, and they have lived there, even to this day. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/16.htm">New American Bible</a> (In those days Rezin, king of Aram, recovered Elath for Aram, and drove the Judahites out of it. The Edomites then entered Elath, which they have occupied until the present.) <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> At that time the king of Edom recovered Elath for Edom, and drove the Judeans from Elath; and the Edomites came to Elath, where they live to this day.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, and drove Judah from Elath; and the Arameans came to Elath and dwell there to this day. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> At that time Ratsan, King of Aram, restored Elath to Aram, and he brought out Yehuda from Elath, and the Aramaeans came to Elath and they have dwelt there until today.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath to Aram, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Edomites came to Elath, and dwelt there, unto this day. <a href="/sep/2_kings/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> At that time Raasson king of Syria recovered Aelath to Syria, and drove out the Jews from Aelath, and the Idumeans came to Aelath, and dwelt there until this day. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/16-6.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=5488" 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/16.htm">Ahaz Reigns in Judah</a> …5Then 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. 6<a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hî (Art:: Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">At that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: bā·‘êṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">time</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: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: hê·šîḇ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">recovered</a> <a href="/hebrew/359.htm" title="359: ’ê·laṯ (N-proper-fs) -- Or meylath; from 'ayil; trees or a grove; Eloth or Elath, a place on the Red Sea.">Elath</a> <a href="/hebrew/758.htm" title="758: la·’ă·rām (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr. ">for Aram,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5394.htm" title="5394: way·naš·šêl (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To slip or drop off, draw off, clear away. A primitive root; to pluck off, i.e. Divest, eject or drop.">drove out</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3064.htm" title="3064: hay·hū·ḏîm (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Jewish. Patronymically from Yhuwdah; a Jehudite, or descendant of Jehudah.">the men of Judah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/359.htm" title="359: mê·’ê·lō·wṯ (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- Or meylath; from 'ayil; trees or a grove; Eloth or Elath, a place on the Red Sea."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/761.htm" title="761: wa·ʾă·ram·mīm (Conj-w:: N-proper-mp) -- An inhab. of Aram (Syria). Patrial from 'Aram; an Aramite or Aramaean.">the Edomites</a> <a href="/hebrew/359.htm" title="359: ’ê·laṯ (N-proper-fs) -- Or meylath; from 'ayil; trees or a grove; Eloth or Elath, a place on the Red Sea.">into Elath,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">they live</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day.</a> 7So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”…<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 7:1-9</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. / Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field, ... <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="/isaiah/8-6.htm">Isaiah 8:6-8</a> “Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah, / the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks. / It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel! <a href="/2_kings/15-37.htm">2 Kings 15:37</a> (In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.) <a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Isaiah 9:1</a> Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations: <a href="/2_chronicles/28-17.htm">2 Chronicles 28:17-18</a> 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="/matthew/4-13.htm">Matthew 4:13-16</a> Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, / to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: / “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— ... <a href="/1_kings/15-20.htm">1 Kings 15:20</a> And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth. <a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm">2 Kings 14:25</a> This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher. <a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">Isaiah 7:17</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.” <a href="/2_kings/18-8.htm">2 Kings 18:8</a> He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders, from watchtower to fortified city. <a href="/2_kings/12-17.htm">2 Kings 12:17</a> At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem. <a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">2 Kings 17:5</a> Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years. <a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">2 Kings 18:13</a> In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah. <a href="/2_kings/19-9.htm">2 Kings 19:9</a> Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelled there to this day.recovered<a href="/2_kings/14-22.htm">2 Kings 14:22</a> He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.<a href="/deuteronomy/2-8.htm">Deuteronomy 2:8</a> And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.Elath [heb] Eloth<a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">1 Kings 9:26</a> And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.<a href="/2_chronicles/26-2.htm">2 Chronicles 26:2</a> He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-5.htm">Aramaeans</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-17.htm">Arameans</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-6.htm">Casteth</a> <a href="/numbers/5-28.htm">Cleared</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-3.htm">Drave</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-20.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-2.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-5.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-10.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">Edomites</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">E'domites</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-22.htm">Elath</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-23.htm">Entirely</a> <a href="/revelation/3-9.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-1.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-28.htm">Recovered</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">Rezin</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">Syria</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-19.htm">Syrians</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-16.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-5.htm">Aramaeans</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">Arameans</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-15.htm">Casteth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm">Cleared</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">Drave</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">Driving</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-8.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-43.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-11.htm">Edomites</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-12.htm">E'domites</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-17.htm">Elath</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-21.htm">Entirely</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-26.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-19.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-7.htm">Recovered</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">Rezin</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm">Syria</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">Syrians</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-11.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 16</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/16-1.htm">Ahaz's wicked reign</a> 5. <a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">Ahaz, assailed by Rezin and Pekah, hires Tiglath-Pileser against them</a> 10. <a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm">Ahaz, sending a pattern of an altar from Damascus to Urijah, </a> 12. <a href="/2_kings/16-12.htm">diverts the bronze altar to his own devotions,</a> 17. <a href="/2_kings/16-17.htm">He raids the temple</a> 19. <a href="/2_kings/16-19.htm">Hezekiah 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'; 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The time referred to is during the reign of King Ahaz of Judah, a period marked by political instability and threats from surrounding nations. This era is characterized by the Syro-Ephraimite War, where the northern kingdom of Israel (Ephraim) and Aram (Syria) formed an alliance against Judah.Rezin king of Aram Rezin was the last king of Aram-Damascus, a significant power in the region. His reign is noted for his alliance with Pekah, king of Israel, against Judah. This alliance is mentioned in <a href="/isaiah/7.htm">Isaiah 7</a>, where the prophet Isaiah advises King Ahaz not to fear Rezin and Pekah. Rezin's actions are part of the larger geopolitical struggles of the time, as Aram sought to expand its influence.recovered Elath for Aram Elath, also known as Eloth, was a strategic port city on the Red Sea, important for trade and military purposes. It had previously been under the control of Judah, as mentioned in <a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">1 Kings 9:26</a>, when Solomon built a fleet there. Rezin's recovery of Elath signifies a shift in power and control over this vital region, impacting Judah's economic and military capabilities.drove out the men of Judah This indicates a military action where Rezin expelled the Judean forces or settlers from Elath. The loss of Elath would have been a significant blow to Judah, both economically and strategically. It reflects the weakening position of Judah during Ahaz's reign, as they faced pressure from multiple fronts.and sent the Edomites into Elath The Edomites, descendants of Esau, were traditional enemies of Israel and Judah. By sending the Edomites into Elath, Rezin not only secured the city for Aram but also ensured that Judah would face continued hostility from the Edomites. This move would have further isolated Judah and complicated their political situation.where they live to this day This phrase suggests that the Edomites maintained control over Elath for an extended period. It underscores the lasting impact of Rezin's actions and the enduring consequences for Judah. The phrase "to this day" is a common biblical expression indicating the situation at the time of the text's writing, emphasizing the historical reality of the events described.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/r/rezin.htm">Rezin</a> King of Aram (Syria) who was an adversary of Judah. His actions against Judah are part of the larger geopolitical struggles of the time. 2. <a href="/topical/a/aram.htm">Aram</a> A region often in conflict with Israel and Judah, located in present-day Syria. Aram's interactions with Israel and Judah are significant throughout the Old Testament. 3. <a href="/topical/e/elath.htm">Elath</a> A strategic port city on the Red Sea, important for trade and military purposes. Its control was contested by various powers, including Judah, Aram, and Edom. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jews.htm">Jews</a> Refers to the people of Judah, the southern kingdom of Israel, who were driven from Elath by Rezin. 5. <a href="/topical/e/edomites.htm">Edomites</a> Descendants of Esau, often in conflict with Israel. They took control of Elath after the Jews were expelled.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> The loss of Elath is a direct result of Judah's disobedience to God. When we stray from God's commands, we may face consequences that affect not only us but also our communities. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_strategic_locations.htm">The Importance of Strategic Locations</a> Elath's significance as a trade and military hub reminds us of the importance of strategic planning in our lives. We should be mindful of the "Elaths" in our lives—areas that require careful stewardship and protection. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_geopolitical_affairs.htm">God's Sovereignty in Geopolitical Affairs</a> Despite human conflicts and power struggles, God remains sovereign. We can trust that He is in control, even when nations rise and fall. <a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_leadership.htm">The Impact of Leadership</a> The actions of leaders like Rezin and Ahaz have profound effects on their people. This underscores the importance of godly leadership and the influence it has on a nation's spiritual and physical well-being. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy_and_fulfillment.htm">The Role of Prophecy and Fulfillment</a> The events surrounding Elath and the broader conflict fulfill prophetic words given to Israel. This encourages us to study and trust in the prophetic scriptures, knowing they reveal God's plan.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 16</a> <a href="/q/who_is_considered_the_first_jew.htm">Who is considered the first Jew?</a> <a href="/q/is_1_kings_17's_miracle_inconsistent.htm">Does the portrayal of supernatural sustenance and miracles in 1 Kings 17 contradict or create inconsistencies with other Old Testament accounts of God's provision?</a> <a href="/q/do_2_chron._28_and_2_kings_16_conflict.htm">Does King Ahaz's portrayal in 2 Chronicles 28 conflict with the account in 2 Kings 16?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_amaziah_threaten_the_prophet.htm">In 2 Chronicles 25:16, what accounts for the rapid shift from listening to the prophet to threatening him, and is this abrupt change consistent with Amaziah's earlier deference to divine guidance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) At that time.--Bahr regards this verse as a parenthesis, so that <a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm" title="So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I am your servant and your 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.">2Kings 16:7</a> is the strict continuation of <a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm" title="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.">2Kings 16:5</a>, and "At that time" simply assigns this war as the epoch when Judah lost its only harbour and chief emporium--a grave blow to the national prosperity. It is perhaps impossible to weave the various data of Isaiah, Kings, and Chronicles into a single narrative which shall be free from all objection. But it seems probable that, after the successes recorded in <a href="/2_chronicles/28-5.htm" title="Why the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.">2Chronicles 28:5</a>, seq., the confederates advanced upon Jerusalem, and that Ahaz despatched his envoys to Tiglath Pileser. The allies soon despaired of a siege, and Pekah fell to ravaging the country, while Rezin pushed on to Elath, determined not to return home without having achieved some permanent success. The approach of Tiglath Pileser compelled the two kings to give up their enterprise, and hasten to defend their own frontiers.Recovered Elath to Syria . . . the Syrians.--The words for Syria and Edom, Syrians and Edomties, are very much alike in Hebrew writing, and the Hebrew margin, many MSS., the LXX. and Vulg. read Edomites for Syrians here. If this be correct, we must also restore Edom for Syria, as many critics propose. The meaning then becomes this: Rezin emancipated the Edomites from the yoke of Judah imposed on them by Uzziah (<a href="/2_kings/14-22.htm" title="He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.">2Kings 14:22</a>) in order to win their active co-operation against Judah. Bahr, however, prefers the readings of the ordinary text, and supposes that Rezin simply expelled the Jews from Elath, and established there a commercial colony of Syrians.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - At that time Rezin, King of Syria recovered Elath to Syria. The Syrians had certainly never previously been masters of Elath, which had always hitherto been either Jewish or Edomite (see <a href="/1_kings/9-26.htm">1 Kings 9:26</a>; <a href="/1_kings/22-48.htm">1 Kings 22:48</a>; <a href="/2_kings/14-22.htm">2 Kings 14:22</a>). Hence it seems to be necessary that we should either translate the Hebrew verb חֵשִׁיב by "gained," "conquered," instead of "recovered;" or else change אַרַם, "Syria," into ךאדֹם "Edom." The Syrians could "recover" Elath for Edom; they could only "gain" it for themselves. And drave the Jews from Elath - i.e. expelled the Jewish garrison which had been maintained in Elath from the time of its conquest by Uzziah (<a href="/2_kings/14-22.htm">2 Kings 14:22</a>) - and the Syrians came to Elath; rather, the Edomites - רוט אֲדומִים אֲרומִים. Rezin could not have thought of holding a place so remote from Damascus as Elath; and, had he done so, the danger of his kingdom in the next year would have necessitated the relinquishment of so distant a possession. And dwelt there unto this day. It is quite certain that Elath belonged to Edom, and not to Syria, at the time when the Books of Kings were written. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/16-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>At that הַהִ֗יא (ha·hî) Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are time בָּעֵ֣ת (bā·‘êṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> Time, now, when Rezin רְצִ֨ין (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 מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Aram אֲרָ֤ם (’ă·rām) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_758.htm">Strong's 758: </a> Aram -- Syria recovered הֵ֠שִׁיב (hê·šîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again Elath אֵילַת֙ (’ê·laṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_359.htm">Strong's 359: </a> Eloth -- 'grove of lofty trees' for Aram, לַֽאֲרָ֔ם (la·’ă·rām) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_758.htm">Strong's 758: </a> Aram -- Syria drove out וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ל (way·naš·šêl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5394.htm">Strong's 5394: </a> To slip or drop off, draw off, clear away the men of Judah, הַיְהוּדִ֖ים (hay·hū·ḏîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3064.htm">Strong's 3064: </a> Jews -- Jewish and sent בָּ֣אוּ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go the Edomites וַֽאֲדוֹמִים֙‪‬ (wa·’ă·ḏō·w·mîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_726.htm">Strong's 726: </a> An Edomite into Elath, אֵילַ֔ת (’ê·laṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_359.htm">Strong's 359: </a> Eloth -- 'grove of lofty trees' where שָׁ֔ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither they live וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry to עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that day. הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/16-6.htm">2 Kings 16:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/16-6.htm">2 Kings 16:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/16-6.htm">2 Kings 16:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/16-6.htm">2 Kings 16:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/16-6.htm">2 Kings 16:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/16-6.htm">2 Kings 16:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/16-6.htm">2 Kings 16:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/16-6.htm">2 Kings 16:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/16-6.htm">2 Kings 16:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/16-6.htm">2 Kings 16:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-6.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 16:6 At that time Rezin king of Syria (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 16:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 16:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 16:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 16:7" /></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>