Who Rezin was.
Firm; a prince, a king of Syria, who joined Pekah (q.v.) in an invasion of the kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 15:37; 16:5-9; Isa. 7:1-8). Ahaz induced Tiglath-pileser III. to attack Damascus, and this caused Rezin to withdraw for the purpose of defending his own kingdom. Damascus was taken, and Rezin was slain in battle by the Assyrian king, and his people carried into captivity, B.C. 732 (2 Kings 16:9).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Places in Rezin’s story.
- Syrianamed with him in 5 verses
- Damascusnamed with him in 2 verses
- Jerusalemnamed with him in 2 verses
- Assyrianamed with him in 1 verse
- Edomnamed with him in 1 verse
- Elathnamed with him in 1 verse
- Kirnamed with him in 1 verse
- Shiloahnamed with him in 1 verse
Each opens its own page: where it is on the map and every verse.
All 9 verses that name this Rezin.
2 Kings 4
- 2 Kings 15:37In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.
- 2 Kings 16:5Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.
- 2 Kings 16:6At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.
- 2 Kings 16:9And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.
Isaiah 5
- Isaiah 7:1And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.
- Isaiah 7:4And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
- Isaiah 7:8For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.
- Isaiah 8:6Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;
- Isaiah 9:11Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;
Other people called Rezin.
Rezin.
Named in 2 verses.
- Ezra 2:48The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
- Nehemiah 7:50The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,