2 Kings 16:5-7
Legacy Standard Bible
5 Then (A)Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to wage war; and they besieged Ahaz, (B)but could not [a]overcome him. 6 At that time Rezin king of Aram restored (C)Elath for Aram and cleared the Judeans out of [b]Elath entirely; and the [c]Arameans came to Elath and have lived there to this day.
Ahaz Sends for Help from Assyria
7 (D)So Ahaz sent messengers to (E)Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son; come up and save me from the [d]hand of the king of Aram and from the [e]hand of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.”
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- 2 Kings 16:5 Lit fight
- 2 Kings 16:6 Heb Eloth
- 2 Kings 16:6 As in some ancient versions; Heb Edomites
- 2 Kings 16:7 Lit palm
- 2 Kings 16:7 Lit palm
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