Dict: smith - REZIN

smith:

REZIN - R>@ - (firm). King of Damascus. He attacked Jotham during the latter part of his reign, ( kjv@2Kings:15:37) but his chief war was with Ahaz, whose territories he invaded, in conjunction with Pekah about B.C. 741. Though unsuccessful is his siege of Jerusalem, ( kjv@2Kings:16:5; kjv@Isaiah:7:1) he "recovered Elath to Syria." ( kjv@2Kings:16:6) Soon after this he was attacked defeated and slain by Tiglath-pileser II, king of Assyria. ( kjv@2Kings:16:9) One of the families of the Nethinim. kjv@Ezra:2:48; kjv@Nehemiah:7:50) (B.C. before 536.)