- the riches of Damascus:
- etc. or, he that is before the king of Assyria shall take away the riches, etc. "I will sendª° him against an hypocriticalª nation,ª and against¹ the peopleª of my wrathª will I give him a charge,ª° to takeª° the spoil,ª and to takeª° the prey,ª and to tread them downª²° like the mireª of the streets.ª ... And my handª hath foundª° as a nestª the richesª of the people:ª and as one gatherethª° eggsª [that are] left,ª° have I¹ gatheredª° all¹ the earth;ª and there was¹ none¹ that movedª° the wing,ª or openedª° the mouth,ª or peeped.ª°" {Isa 10:6-14} + "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 17:3} + "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" {2Kg 15:29} + "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} + "Against¹ him came upª° Shalmaneserª kingª of Assyria;ª and Hosheaª became¹ his servant,ª and gaveª° him presents.ª" {2Kg 17:3} + "Then the kingª of Assyriaª came upª° throughout all¹ the land,ª and went upª° to Samaria,ª and besiegedª°¹ it threeª years.ª ... In the ninthª yearª of Hosheaª the kingª of Assyriaª tookª°¹ Samaria,ª and carried²° Israel² awayª°¹¹ into Assyria,ª and placedª° them in Halahª and in Haborª [by] the riverª of Gozan,ª and in the citiesª of the Medes.ª" {2Kg 17:5-6}
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