[[2 Kings-16]] Prev: [[Prophecies in 2 Kings-15]] | Next: [[Prophecies in 2 Kings-17]] --- ### Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war. They besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The failed siege of Jerusalem by the Syro-Ephraimite coalition fulfills the divine assurance that the plot to overthrow the Davidic dynasty would not succeed. *Historical context*: The Syro-Ephraimite War (c. 735–732 BCE) is historically documented as a conflict where Syria and Israel attempted to force Judah into an alliance against the Neo-Assyrian Empire. While the coalition devastated the Judean countryside, they were unable to capture Jerusalem or replace King Ahaz, a failure that aligns with the prophetic timeline provided in [[Isa|Isaiah 7]]. *Related to*: [[Isa-07#v4|Isaiah 7:4]]-7 ("Take heed, and be quiet; fear not... It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass") and [[Isa-07#v16|Isaiah 7:16]]. ### The king of Assyria listened to him; and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried its people captive to Kir, and killed Rezin. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The fall of Damascus, the death of King Rezin, and the deportation of the Arameans to Kir directly fulfill the specific dooms pronounced by the prophets Amos and Isaiah. *Historical context*: The annals of Tiglath-Pileser III (specifically the Nimrud Inscriptions and Summary [[Ins|Inscription 4]]) confirm the 732 BCE conquest of Damascus. The Assyrian records describe the flight and eventual execution of Rezin (Ra-qi-a-nu) and the systematic deportation of the city's inhabitants, matching the biblical mention of Kir, which was a known region within the Assyrian sphere of influence. *Related to*: [[Am-01#v5|Amos 1:5]] ("I will break the bar of Damascus... and the people of Syria shall go into captivity to Kir") and [[Isa-08#v4|Isaiah 8:4]] ("the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be carried away before the king of Assyria"). --- #ai_prophecy