Bible Cross References
the days
2 Kings 16:1
In the seventeenth year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah as king of Israel, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah
2 Chronicles 28:1-6
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Ahaz became king at the age of twenty, and he ruled in Jerusalem for sixteen years. He did not follow the good example of his ancestor King David; instead, he did what was not pleasing to the LORD
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and followed the example of the kings of Israel. He had metal images of Baal made,
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burned incense in Hinnom Valley, and even sacrificed his own sons as burnt offerings to idols, imitating the disgusting practice of the people whom the LORD had driven out of the land as the Israelites advanced.
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At the pagan places of worship, on the hills, and under every shady tree Ahaz offered sacrifices and burned incense.
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Because King Ahaz sinned, the LORD his God let the king of Syria defeat him and take a large number of Judeans back to Damascus as prisoners. The LORD also let the king of Israel, Pekah son of Remaliah, defeat Ahaz and kill 120,000 of the bravest Judean soldiers in one day. The LORD, the God of their ancestors, permitted this to happen, because the people of Judah had abandoned him.
Rezin
Isaiah 8:6
He said, "Because these people have rejected the quiet waters of Shiloah Brook and tremble before King Rezin and King Pekah,
2 Kings 15:37
It was while he was king that the LORD first sent King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel to attack Judah.
Psalm 83:3-5
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They are making secret plans against your people; they are plotting against those you protect.
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"Come," they say, "let us destroy their nation, so that Israel will be forgotten forever."
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They agree on their plan and form an alliance against you:
but could
Isaiah 7:4-9
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Tell him to keep alert, to stay calm, and not to be frightened or disturbed. The anger of King Rezin and his Syrians and of King Pekah is no more dangerous than the smoke from two smoldering sticks of wood.
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Syria, together with Israel and its king, has made a plot.
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They intend to invade Judah, terrify the people into joining their side, and then put Tabeel's son on the throne.
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"But I, the LORD, declare that this will never happen.
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Why? Because Syria is no stronger than Damascus, its capital city, and Damascus is no stronger than King Rezin. As for Israel, within sixty-five years it will be too shattered to survive as a nation.
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Israel is no stronger than Samaria, its capital city, and Samaria is no stronger than King Pekah. "If your faith is not enduring, you will not endure."
Isaiah 8:9
Gather together in fear, you nations! Listen, you distant parts of the earth. Get ready to fight, but be afraid! Yes, get ready, but be afraid!
Isaiah 8:10
Make your plans! But they will never succeed. Talk all you want to! But it is all useless, because God is with us.