2 Kings 16:6

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(At that time King Rezin of Syria recovered Elat for Syria; he drove the Judahites from there. Syrians arrived in Elat and live there to this very day.)

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 14:22 : 22 Azariah built up Elat and restored it to Judah after the king had passed away.
  • 2 Chr 26:2 : 2 Uzziah built up Elat and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah had passed away.
  • Deut 2:8 : 8 So we turned away from our relatives the descendants of Esau, the inhabitants of Seir, turning from the route of the rift valley which comes up from Elat and Ezion Geber, and traveling the way of the wilderness of Moab.
  • 1 Kgs 9:26 : 26 King Solomon also built ships in Ezion Geber, which is located near Elat in the land of Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.

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