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2 Kings 16:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

So the king of Assyria listened to him  and marched up to Damascus and captured it.  He deported its people to Kir  but put Rezin to death.

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12 Cross References  

Israelites, are you not like the Cushites to me? This is the  Lord’s declaration. Didn’t I bring Israel from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor,  , and the Arameans from Kir?


Elam took up a quiver with chariots and horsemen, and Kir  uncovered the shield.


The Lord has raised up Rezin’s adversaries against him and stirred up his enemies.


For before the boy knows to reject what is bad and choose what is good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned.


Although Ahaz plundered the Lord’s temple and the palace of the king and of the rulers and gave the plunder to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.


So the Lord his God handed Ahaz over  to the king of Aram. He attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also handed over to the king of Israel, who struck him with great force:


Isn’t Calno like Carchemish? Isn’t Hamath like Arpad? Isn’t Samaria  like Damascus?


A pronouncement  concerning Damascus: Look, Damascus is no longer a city. It has become a ruined heap.


Lord, it is true that the kings of Assyria have devastated all these countries and their lands.


Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies to the cities of Israel. They attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim,  and all the storage cities  of Naphtali.


‘The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with cut stones; the sycamores have been cut down, but we will replace them with cedars.’





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