5 It was then that King Reʹzin of Syria and Peʹkah son of Rem·a·liʹah the king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem.+ They laid siege against Aʹhaz but were not able to capture the city. 6 At that time King Reʹzin of Syria restored Eʹlath+ to Eʹdom, after which he drove the Jews* out of Eʹlath. And the Eʹdom·ites entered Eʹlath, and they have occupied it down to this day.

24 For although the invading Syrian army had a small number of men, Jehovah handed over to them a very large army,+ because they had abandoned Jehovah the God of their forefathers; so they* executed judgment on Je·hoʹash.