So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.
Parallel translations
- WEB The king of Assyria listened to him; and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried its people captive to Kir, and killed Rezin.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV So the king of Assyria heeded him; for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus and took it, carried its people captive to Kir, and killed Rezin.
- NASB So the king of Assyria listened to him; and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus and captured it, and led the people of it into exile to Kir, and put Rezin to death.
- NLT So the king of Assyria attacked the Aramean capital of Damascus and led its population away as captives, resettling them in Kir. He also killed King Rezin.
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Assyria responds by capturing Damascus, deporting its people, and killing Rezin. The alliance works politically but at great spiritual cost.
Overview
Tiglath-Pileser crushes Syria, removing the immediate threat to Ahaz. The deportation of Damascus's people to Kir fulfills Amos's prophecy (Amos 1:5) and demonstrates God's sovereignty over the nations. Yet Ahaz's short-term deliverance binds Judah to Assyria and deepens his apostasy, showing the emptiness of salvation sought apart from God.
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 22:6Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield.
- Amos 9:7“Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD. “Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?
- Amos 1:3–5This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.
- Isa 9:11The LORD has raised up the foes of Rezin against him and joined his enemies together.
- Isa 7:16For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
- 2 Chr 28:5So 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.
- 2 Chr 28:21Although Ahaz had taken a portion from the house of the LORD, from the royal palace, and from the princes and had presented it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.
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