16 At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.

Read full chapter

16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the kings[a] of Assyria(A) for help.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 28:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also 2 Kings 16:7) king

Assyria Refuses to Help Judah(A)

16 (B)At the same time King Ahaz sent to the [a]kings of Assyria to help him.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 28:16 LXX, Syr., Vg. king (cf. v. 20)

17 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.

Read full chapter

17 The Edomites(A) had again come and attacked Judah and carried away prisoners,(B)

Read full chapter

17 For again the (A)Edomites had come, attacked Judah, and carried away captives.

Read full chapter

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.

Read full chapter

At that time, Rezin(A) king of Aram recovered Elath(B) for Aram by driving out the people of Judah. Edomites then moved into Elath and have lived there to this day.

Read full chapter

At that time Rezin king of Syria (A)captured [a]Elath for Syria, and drove the men of Judah from Elath. Then the [b]Edomites went to Elath, and dwell there to this day.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 16:6 Lit. Large Tree; sing. of Eloth
  2. 2 Kings 16:6 A few ancient mss. Syrians