Verse 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 ("Tabeal" being a cipher for Remaliah). Compare Isaiah 7:6 .
could not: because of the promise to David. Compare Isaiah 7:7 , Isaiah 7:16 .
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