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2 Kings 16:5
Good News Translation
2 Kings 16:5
Good News Translation
5 (A)King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel attacked Jerusalem and besieged it, but could not defeat Ahaz.
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2 Chronicles 28:5-6
Good News Translation
2 Chronicles 28:5-6
Good News Translation
War with Syria and Israel(A)
5-6 (B)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.
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