2 Kings 16:9

Good News Translation

Tiglath Pileser, in answer to Ahaz' plea, marched out with his army against Damascus, captured it, killed King Rezin, and took the people to Kir as prisoners.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 16:4

Benhadad agreed to Asa's proposal and sent his commanding officers and their armies to attack the cities of Israel. They captured Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and all the cities of Naphtali where supplies were stored.

2 Chronicles 28:21

So Ahaz took the gold from the Temple, the palace, and the homes of the leaders of the people, and gave it to the emperor, but even this did not help.

2 Chronicles 28:5

Because King Ahaz sinned, the Lord his God let the king of Syria defeat him and take a large number of Judeans back to Damascus as prisoners. The Lord also let the king of Israel, Pekah son of Remaliah, defeat Ahaz and kill 120,000 of the bravest Judean soldiers in one day. The Lord, the God of their ancestors, permitted this to happen, because the people of Judah had abandoned him.

Isaiah 10:9

I conquered the cities of Calno and Carchemish, the cities of Hamath and Arpad. I conquered Samaria and Damascus.

Isaiah 17:1

The Lord said, “Damascus will not be a city any longer; it will be only a pile of ruins.

Isaiah 22:6

The soldiers from the land of Elam came riding on horseback, armed with bows and arrows. Soldiers from the land of Kir had their shields ready.

Isaiah 37:18

We all know, Lord, that the emperors of Assyria have destroyed many nations, made their lands desolate,

Isaiah 7:16

Even before that time comes, the lands of those two kings who terrify you will be deserted.

Isaiah 9:10

“The brick buildings have fallen down, but we will replace them with stone buildings. The beams of sycamore wood have been cut down, but we will replace them with the finest cedar.”

Isaiah 9:11

The Lord has stirred up their enemies to attack them.

Amos 9:7

The Lord says, “People of Israel, I think as much of the people of Ethiopia as I do of you. I brought the Philistines from Crete and the Syrians from Kir, just as I brought you from Egypt.