2 Kings 16 · Verse 6

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.

2 Kings 16:6, King James Version

2 Kings 16:6 in other translations

BSB	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	At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath; and the Syrians came to Elath, and live there to this day.
ASV	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	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.
DARBY	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 to this day.
BBE	At that time the king of Edom got Elath back for Edom, and sent the Jews out of Elath; and the Edomites came back to Elath where they are living to this day.
Webster	At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and have dwelt there to this day.

What does 2 Kings 16:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

6. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 6 Recovered Elath to Syria - See the note on 2Kgs 14:22.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 16:1-9

Few and evil were the days of Ahaz. Those whose hearts condemn them, will go any where in a day of distress, rather than to God. The sin was its own punishment. It is common for those who bring themselves into straits by one sin, to try to help themselves out by another.

Read the full comment on 2 Kings 16:1-9 →

2 Kings 16:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בָּעֵ֣תba.'Etat the timeH6256

הַהִ֗יאha.Hi'<the> thatH1931

הֵ֠שִׁיבHe.shivhe restoredH7725

רְצִ֨יןre.TzinRezinH7526

מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428

אֲרָ֤ם'a.RamAramH758

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

אֵילַת֙'ei.LatElathH359

לַֽאֲרָ֔םla.'a.Ramto AramH758

וַיְנַשֵּׁ֥לvay.na.Sheland he cleared outH5394

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

הַיְהוּדִ֖יםhay.hu.Dimthe JewsH3064

מֵֽאֵיל֑וֹתme.'ei.Lotfrom ElathH359

וַֽאֲדוֹמִים֙va.'a.ra.mimand EdomitesH130

בָּ֣אוּBa.'uthey cameH935

אֵילַ֔ת'ei.LatElathH359

וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuand they have dweltH3427

שָׁ֔םShamthereH8033

עַ֖ד'aduntilH5704

הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117

הַזֶּֽה\׃\ \פha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 16:6

2 Kings 14:22
He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
1 Kings 9:26
And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion–geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
Deuteronomy 2:8
And 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 Ezion–gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
2 Chronicles 26:2
He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

recovered.
14:22; De 2:8
Elath. Heb. Eloth.
1Ki 9:26; 2Ch 26:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

2 Kings 16:5
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.
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.
2 Kings 16:7
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath–pileser 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.

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2 Kings 16:6 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	En aquel tiempo Resín rey de Siria restituyó Elath á Siria, y echó á los Judíos de Elath; y los Siros vinieron á Elath, y habitaron allí hasta hoy.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	En ce temps-là, Retsin, roi de Syrie, recouvra Élath pour la Syrie; et il expulsa d’Élath les Juifs; et les Syriens entrèrent à Élath, et ils y ont habité jusqu’à ce jour.
German Elberfelder 1871	Zu selbiger Zeit brachte Rezin, der König von Syrien, Elath wieder an Syrien und trieb die Juden aus Elath hinaus; und die Syrer kamen nach Elath, und sie haben dort gewohnt bis auf diesen Tag.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	In tempore illo restituit Rasin rex Syriæ, Ailam Syriæ, et ejecit Judæos de Aila: et Idumæi venerunt in Ailam, et habitaverunt ibi usque in diem hanc.