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2 Kings 16:9 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 16 · verse 9 · King James Version
And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.2 Kings 16:9 · King James Version
2 Kings 16:9 in context
7So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.
8And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
9And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.
10And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.
11And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus.
Key words (Strong's)
- hearkenedshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- DamascusDammeseqDamascus, a city of SyriaH1834 →
- AssyriaʼAshshûwrAshshur, the second son of ShemH804 →
- captivegâlâhto denudeH1540 →
- RezinRᵉtsîynRetsin, the name of a Syrian and of an IsraeliteH7526 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
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