2 Kings 16:6

2 Kings 16:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)At that time, Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram by driving out the people of Judah. Edomites then moved into Elath and have lived there to this day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)At that time Rezin the king of Syria recovered Elath for Syria and drove the men of Judah from Elath, and the Edomites came to Elath, where they dwell to this day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)At that time Rezin king of Syria captured Elath for Syria, and drove the men of Judah from Elath. Then the Edomites went to Elath, and dwell there to this day.

Context of 2 Kings 16:6

4Ahaz offered sacrifices and he burned incense on altars on the hills, as well as under all the big trees. 5At that time, King Rezin of Syria and Remaliah's son, King Pekah of Israel, attacked Jerusalem. Their armies made a camp all around the city while Ahaz was there. But they could not win the battle against him. (At the same time, King Rezin got Elath town back for Syria. He chased out the people of Judah who were living there. People from Edom then moved into Elath, and they are still living there.) 7King Ahaz sent a message to Tiglath-Pileser, the king of Assyria. He said, ‘I am your servant and I need your help. The king of Syria and the king of Israel have brought their armies to attack me in Jerusalem. Please come here to rescue me.’ 8Ahaz took the silver and gold things that were stored in the Lord's temple and in the palace. He sent them all as a gift to the king of Assyria.

2 Kings 16:6 word by word

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא הֵ֠שִׁיב רְצִ֨ין מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֤ם אֶת־אֵילַת֙ לַֽאֲרָ֔ם וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥ל אֶת־הַיְהוּדִ֖ים מֵֽאֵיל֑וֹת וַֽאֲדוֹמִים֙ בָּ֣אוּ אֵילַ֔ת וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּ שָׁ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• At that timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• Rezinרְצִיןretsîyn · RezinH7526
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Syriaאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• recoveredשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• Elathאֵילַת'êylôth 'êylath · ElathH359
• to Syriaאֲדֹמִי'ĕdômîy · EdomiteH130
• and draveנָשַׁלnâshal · to slipH5394
• the Jewsיְהוּדִיyehûdîy · JewH3064
• from Elathאֵילוֹת'êylôth 'êylath · ElothH359
• and the Syriansאֲרוֹמִי'ărômîy · SyrianH726
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• there unto this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for 2 Kings 16:6

• 2 Kings 14:22He was the king who built Elath into a strong city again. He put it back under Judah's power. He did that after his father Amaziah had died.
• Deuteronomy 2:8So we went on. We passed the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They have the same ancestors that we have. We left the road through the Jordan Valley that goes from Elath and Ezion-Geber. Instead, we travelled on the road through the Moab desert.
• 1 Kings 9:26King Solomon also built ships at Ezion-Geber. This place is near Elath in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
• 2 Chronicles 26:2He built Elath again after King Amaziah had died. He made it a part of Judah again.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 16:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Recovered Elath to Syria - See the note on 2 Kings 14:22.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Either during the siege, or on breaking up from before Jeruasalem, Rezin made an expedition to the lied Sea coast, and became master of the city which had belonged to Judaea about 70 years (marginal reference). Most moderns render this verse, “Rezin recovered (or restored) Elath to Edom … and the Edomites came to Elath.” On the resemblance of the words Aram and Edom in the original, see 2 Samuel 8:12 note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The Berean Standard Bible uses Aram because that is the word found in the standard Hebrew text of the Old Testament (the Masoretic Text). Some other translations, like the New Living Translation, follow ancient versions such as the Greek Septuagint or the Latin Vulgate, which have Edom. Since Elath was located in the south near Edom, many scholars think Edom makes better sense in this passage. But the Berean Standard Bible stays close to the Hebrew…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Rezin ... recovered Elath--which Azariah had got into his possession (2Ki 14:22). the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day--The Septuagint version has "the Edomites," which the most judicious commentators and travellers [Robinson] prefer.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 16:6

• Ahaz
• Elath
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jews
• Rezin

In the dictionaries

• Syria
• Syria, Ashur
• Ahaz
• Edom
• Eziongeber
• Fashion
• Jew
• Pekah
• Rezin
• TiglathPileser III.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings