2 Könige 16:6

6 Zu derselben Zeit brachte Rezin, König von Syrien, Elath wieder an Syrien und stieß die Juden aus Elath; aber die Syrer kamen und wohnten darin 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 tat Opfer und räucherte auf den Höhen und auf den Hügeln und unter allen grünen Bäumen.

5 Dazumal zogen Rezin, der König von Syrien und Pekah, der Sohn Remaljas, König in Israel, hinauf gen Jerusalem, zu streiten und belagerten Ahas; aber sie konnten es nicht gewinnen.

6 Zu derselben Zeit brachte Rezin, König von Syrien, Elath wieder an Syrien und stieß die Juden aus Elath; aber die Syrer kamen und wohnten darin bis auf diesen Tag. {~}

7 Und Ahas sandte Boten zu Thiglath-Pileser, dem König von Assyrien, und ließ ihm sagen: Ich bin dein Knecht und dein Sohn; komm herauf und hilf mir aus der Hand des Königs von Syrien und des Königs Israels, die sich wider mich haben aufgemacht!

8 Und Ahas nahm das Silber und Gold, das im Hause des HERRN und in den Schätzen des Königshauses gefunden ward, und sandte dem König von Assyrien Geschenke.