2 Kings 16:5

“Then Rezin king of Syria, and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to war, etc.] To fight with Ahaz, moved to it by the Lord, to chastise Ahaz for his idolatry, (<121537>2 Kings 15:37 <142805>2 Chronicles 28:5) but could not overcome him; so as to take Jerusalem, and set up another king there, as their scheme was, (<230705>Isaiah 7:5,) though they had both at other times got great advantages over him, and slew many of his people, and carried them captive, (see <142805>2 Chronicles 28:5-8).”

“Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem--Notwithstanding their great efforts and military preparations, they failed to take it and, being disappointed, raised the siege and returned home (compare Isa 7:1).”

“Rezin and Pekah, who had already begun their attacks upon Judaea in the reign of Jotham 2 Kings 15:37, regarded the accession of a boy-king, only 16 years of age, as especially favorable to their projects, and proceeded without loss of time to carry them out. The earlier scenes of the war, omitted by the writer of Kings, are given at some length in 2 Chronicles 28:5-15. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Could not overcome - Because God of his own mere grace, undertook his protection, and disappointed the hopes of his enemies. 4 Kings (2 Kings) 16:7”

“16:5-6 Rezin . . . Pekah: This alliance between the kings of Aram and Israel was intended to free the area of Assyrian dominance under Tiglath-pileser III (15:29-30; Isa 9:1). The attack against Judah may have occurred to force Judah into the alliance or to replace the Judean king with one of their own choosing (Isa 7:3-6). The result was captivity and widespread death for the people of Judah (2 Chr 28:5-15). Isaiah reports that Rezin and Pekah intended to install a new king on Judah’s throne (Isa 7:3-6). Judah also suffered further attacks by the Edomites and Philistines (2 Chr 28:17-18). All of this was God’s will due to Ahaz’s detestable spiritual practices, which led to great sin among…”

“am 3262, bc 742 Rezin: Kg2 15:37; Ch2 28:5-15; Isa 7:1, Isa 7:2-9 but could not: Kg1 11:36, Kg1 15:4; Isa 7:4-6, Isa 7:14, Isa 8:6, Isa 8:9, Isa 8:10, Isa 9:6, Isa 9:7 4 Kings (2 Kings) 16:6”

“Of the war which the allied Syrians and Israelites waged upon Ahaz, only the principal fact is mentioned in Kg2 16:5, namely, that the enemy marched to Jerusalem to war, but were not able to make war upon the city, i.e., to conquer it; and in Kg2 16:6 we have a brief notice of the capture of the port of Elath by the Syrians. We find Kg2 16:5 again, with very trifling alterations, in Isa 7:1 at the head of the prophecy, in which the prophet promises the king the help of God and predicts that the plans of his enemies will fail. According to this, the allied kings intended to take Judah, to dethrone Ahaz, and to install a vassal king, viz., the son of Tabeel. We learn still more concerning this…”