KJV King James Version
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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2 Kings 16:6
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.
WEB World English Bible
At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and lived there, to this day.
ASV American Standard Version
At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there, unto this day.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
At that time hath Rezin king of Aram brought back Elath to Aram, and casteth out the Jews from Elath, and the Aramaeans have come in to Elath, and dwell there unto this day.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 16
3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.
4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
5 Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome [him].
6 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.
7 So 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.
8 And 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.
9 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.
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בָּעֵ֣תH6256 · ettimeהַהִ֗יאH1931 · huhe/she/itהֵ֠שִׁיבH7725 · shuvto return: returnרְצִ֨יןH7526 · re.tsinRezinמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingאֲרָ֤םH758 · a.ramAramאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֵילַת֙H359 · e.latElathלַֽאֲרָ֔םH758 · a.ramAramוַיְנַשֵּׁ֥לH5394 · na.shalto slipאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַיְהוּדִ֖יםH3064 · ye.hu.diJewמֵֽאֵיל֑וֹתH359 · e.latElathוַֽאֲדוֹמִים֙H130 · e.do.miEdomiteבָּ֣אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeאֵילַ֔תH359 · e.latElathוַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּH3427 · ya.shavto dwellשָׁ֔םH8033 · shamthereעַ֖דH5704 · adtillהַיּ֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַזֶּֽה׃ פH2088 · zehthis
Cross-references
2 Kings 14:22He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.2 Chronicles 26:2He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.1 Kings 9:26And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which [is] beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.Deuteronomy 2:8And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
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