- the land:
- "For¹ before¹ the childª shall have knowledgeª° to cry,ª° My father,ª and my mother,ª¹ the richesª of Damascusª and the spoilª of Samariaª shall be taken awayª° beforeª the kingª of Assyria.ª" {Isa 8:4} + "Therefore the LORDª shall set upª°¹ the adversariesª of Rezinª against¹ him, and join²° his enemies²° together;ª°¹¹" {Isa 9:11} + "The burdenª of Damascus.ª Behold,¹ Damascusª is taken awayª° from [being] a city,ª¹ and it shall be¹ a ruinousª heap.ª ... The fortressª also shall ceaseª° from Ephraim,ª¹ and the kingdomª from Damascus,ª¹ and the remnantª of Syria:ª they shall be¹ as the gloryª of the childrenª of Israel,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Isa 17:1-3} + "In the daysª of Pekahª kingª of Israelª cameª° Tiglathpileserª kingª of Assyria,ª and tookª°¹ Ijon,ª and Abelbethmaachah,ª and Janoah,ª and Kedesh,ª and Hazor,ª and Gilead,ª and Galilee,ª all¹ the landª of Naphtali,ª and carried them captiveª° to Assyria.ª ... And Hosheaª the sonª of Elahª madeª° a conspiracyª against¹ Pekahª the sonª of Remaliah,ª and smoteª° him, and slewª° him, and reignedª° in his stead,¹ in the twentiethª yearª of Jothamª the sonª of Uzziah.ª" {2Kg 15:29-30} + "And the kingª of Assyriaª hearkenedª° unto¹ him: for the kingª of Assyriaª went upª° against¹ Damascus,ª and tookª° it, and carried [the people of] it captiveª° to Kir,ª and slewª° Rezin.ª" {2Kg 16:9}
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