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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 16:5

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. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 16:5-6

2 Kings 16:5-6. But could not overcome him Because God, of his own mere grace, undertook the protection of Judah, as he promised to do, and disappointed the designs and hopes of their enemies, Isaiah 7:1-9. At that time Rezin recovered Elath Took it from the Jews, who had not long been in possession of it, having but lately recovered it, with the rest of Edom: see on 2 Kings 14:22. So that, though the confederate kings of Syria and Israel failed, through the interference of Divine... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 16:1-20

Judah’s decline under Ahaz (15:27-16:20)The writer of Kings records the Assyrian attack mentioned above. Pekah’s policy had proved fatal and he was assassinated by Hoshea, a sympathizer with Assyria. Hoshea then became king and won temporary relief for Israel by submitting to Assyria’s control (27-31).Before speaking further of Hoshea, the writer returns to the time before Pekah was assassinated. Pekah’s program for the conquest of Judah had begun during the reign of Jotham, but reached its... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 16:5

Rezin. Compare Isaiah 7:0 . He and Pekah are the two firebrands of 2 Kings 7:4 . The events in verses: 2 Kings 16:5-9 are said by some to contradict 2 Chronicles 28:5-20 ; but the event recorded in 2 Chron. happened the year before, directly after (2 Chronicles 28:5-20 ), in 631 (see App-50 .) Rezin and Pekah both attacked directly after his accession (successfully). But they confederated unsuccessfully, came up. Pekah's design to persuade Ahaz failed; and he tried to supersede him himself... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Kings 16:5

THE WAR AGAINST AHAZ BY PEKAH AND REZIN OF SYRIA"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. 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."" 2 Kings 16:5 here is practically identical with Isaiah 7:1."[10] In fact, Isaiah probably is the author of a great many passages in Kings. From the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 16:5

5. 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 :-). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 16:5-9

Ahaz’s folly 16:5-9Aram had captured the town of Elath from Judah (2 Kings 16:6; cf. 2 Kings 14:22). When Aram and Israel threatened to invade Judah, Ahaz did not seek Yahweh but Tiglath-Pileser for deliverance. Rather than putting himself under Yahweh’s direction, he appealed to the king of Assyria as his "servant" and his "son" (2 Kings 16:7). This reflects a failure to see his role under God and God’s role over Israel. Instead of making sacrifices to Yahweh, he sent them to Tiglath-Pileser... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 16:1-20

Ahaz and AssyriaThis chapter describes the reign of Ahaz of Judah, his appeal to Assyria when attacked by Pekah of Israel and Rezin of Syria, and the overthrow of Damascus by the king of Assyria.3. He walked, etc.] see 2 Chronicles 28:2 where he is described as making images for Baalim. Made his son.. fire] Children were sometimes actually sacrificed and burnt (see 2 Kings 17:31; 2 Kings 3:27), and the same thing may be meant here, but some think that the rite here described was a kind of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 16:5

(5) Then Rezin king of Syria . . . to war.—This verse agrees almost word for word with Isaiah 7:1. The time is soon after the accession of Ahaz. “Jotham, the last of a series of strong and generally successful princes, had died at a critical moment, when Pekah and Rezin were maturing their plans against his kingdom. The opposing parties in northern Israel suspended their feuds to make common cause against Judah (Isaiah 9:21), and the proud inhabitants of Samaria hoped by this policy to more... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Kings 16:1-20

Lowering the Sea 2 Kings 16:17 'King Ahaz... took down the sea.' The reference is to the enormous and superb laver which was situate in the temple, and was intended for the cleansing of the priests. I. We have not lowered the sea! No. But we have Frustrated the Divine Plan. That plan we may not have spoiled utterly, thanks to restraining grace, but we have frustrated it in detail. True, Ahaz did not frustrate God's plan as a whole. He 'took down the sea from off the brazen oxen that were... read more