2 Könige 16:6

6 Zu selbiger Zeit brachte Rezin, der König von Syrien, Elath wieder an Syrien und trieb die Juden aus Elath hinaus; und die Syrer kamen nach Elath, und sie haben dort gewohnt bis auf diesen Tag.

2 Könige 16:6 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 16:6

At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria
A port on the Red sea, that formerly belonged to Edom, taken from them by David, retaken by them when they revolted in Joram's time, and perhaps taken by Amaziah again, since his son Azariah rebuilt it, and restored it to Judah, ( 2 Kings 14:22 ) and it seems by this that it had been in the hands of the Syrians, who now recovered it; unless instead of Aram, rendered Syrians, we could substitute Edom, which Le Clerc has ventured to do without any authority:

and drave the Jews from Elath;
who were in possession of it. This is the first time that the inhabitants of the kingdom of Judah are called Jews, from the name of their original patriarch, and principal tribe; though some think ^F13 they had this name from the time this tribe went up first against the Canaanites, ( Judges 1:1 Judges 1:2 ) , however, it is a mistake of R. Elias Levita ^F14, that it is never found in the Bible they were called Jews, but from the time the ten tribes were carried captive, and not before; and a greater mistake still it is of Tacitus {o}, that they were called Jews or Judaeans, as if they were Idaeans from Mount Ida in Crete, from whence he supposes they came:

and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day;
the marginal reading is Edomites; and so read the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions; and Kimchi observes that it is written "Aramim", Syrians, because the king of Syria took it, and by his means the Edomites returned to it, but is read "Edomim", Edomites, because it belonged to the children of Edom; and it is certain the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, ( 2 Chronicles 28:17 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 Polydor. Virgil. de Invent. l. 4. c. 1.
F14 Tishbi, p. 143. So David de Pomis Lexic. fol. 83. 4.
F15 Hist. l. 5. sect. 2.

2 Könige 16:6 In-Context

4 und er opferte und räucherte auf den Höhen und auf den Hügeln und unter jedem grünen Baume.

5 Damals zogen Rezin, der König von Syrien, und Pekach, der Sohn Remaljas, der König von Israel, nach Jerusalem hinauf zum Streit; und sie belagerten Ahas, aber sie vermochten nicht wider ihn zu streiten.

6 Zu selbiger Zeit brachte Rezin, der König von Syrien, Elath wieder an Syrien und trieb die Juden aus Elath hinaus; und die Syrer kamen nach Elath, und sie haben dort gewohnt bis auf diesen Tag.

7 Da sandte Ahas Boten an Tiglath-Pileser, den König von Assyrien, und ließ ihm sagen: Ich bin dein Knecht und dein Sohn; komm herauf und rette mich aus der Hand des Königs von Syrien und aus der Hand des Königs von Israel, die sich wider mich erhoben haben.

8 Und Ahas nahm das Silber und das Gold, das sich in dem Hause Jehovas und in den Schätzen des Königshauses vorfand, und sandte es als Geschenk an den König von Assyrien.