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

4He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every leafy tree. 5Then King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of King Remaliah of Israel marched against Jerusalem to wage war. They besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him. At that time King Rezin of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, and drove the Jews out of Elath. Then the Edomites came to Elath and settled there to this day. 7So Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and deliver me from the hand of the king of Aram and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.” 8Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the House of Adonai and in the treasuries of the royal palace, and sent them as a present 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 14:22It was he who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after the previous king slept with his fathers.
• Deuteronomy 2:8“So we went on past our relatives the sons of Esau who dwell in Seir, away from the way of the Arabah from Elath and Ezion-geber. We turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
• 1 Kings 9:26King Solomon also built a fleet of ships in Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Sea of Reeds in the land of Edom.
• 2 Chronicles 26:2He built Eloth and restored it to Judah after the king slept with his fathers.

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
• Ahaz
• Edom
• Eziongeber
• Fashion
• Jew
• Pekah
• Rezin
• TiglathPileser III.
• Alliance

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