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Selected Verse: 2 Kings 16:6 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Ki 16:6 |
King James |
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. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Rezin . . . recovered Elath--which Azariah had got into his possession (Kg2 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. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Either 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 Sa2 8:12 note. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Recovered Elath to Syria - See the note on Kg2 14:22. |
22 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
22 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.