Barnes' Notes on 2 Kings 16:5

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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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'

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