Rezin

Ancestor of a family of temple servants (Nethinim)

A written article for Rezin is still to come. Below and alongside: where Rezin appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 500 BC
    400 BC
  • Rezin
    c. 450 BC

Original word

  • רְצִין rezin
    H7526
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Where Rezin appears in Scripture

2 Kings 15

בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם הֵחֵל יְהוָה לְהַשְׁלִיחַ בִּֽיהוּדָה רְצִין מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם וְאֵת פֶּקַח בֶּן-רְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃
37
In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.

2 Kings 16

אָז יַֽעֲלֶה רְצִין מֶֽלֶךְ-אֲרָם וּפֶקַח בֶּן-רְמַלְיָהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל יְרֽוּשָׁלִַם לַמִּלְחָמָה וַיָּצֻרוּ עַל-אָחָז וְלֹא יָֽכְלוּ לְהִלָּחֵֽם׃
5
Then 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.
בָּעֵת הַהִיא הֵשִׁיב רְצִין מֶֽלֶךְ-אֲרָם אֶת-אֵילַת לַֽאֲרָם וַיְנַשֵּׁל אֶת-הַיְהוּדִים מֵֽאֵילוֹת ‫(וארמים)‬ וַֽאֲדוֹמִים בָּאוּ אֵילַת וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
6
At 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.
וַיִּשְׁמַע אֵלָיו מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר וַיַּעַל מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר אֶל-דַּמֶּשֶׂק וַֽיִּתְפְּשֶׂהָ וַיַּגְלֶהָ קִירָה וְאֶת-רְצִין הֵמִֽית׃
9
And 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.

Ezra 2

בְּנֵֽי-רְצִין בְּנֵֽי-נְקוֹדָא בְּנֵי גַזָּֽם׃
48
The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,

Nehemiah 7

בְּנֵֽי-רְאָיָה בְנֵֽי-רְצִין בְּנֵי נְקוֹדָֽא׃
50
The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,

Isaiah 7

וַיְהִי בִּימֵי אָחָז בֶּן-יוֹתָם בֶּן-עֻזִּיָּהוּ מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה עָלָה רְצִין מֶֽלֶךְ-אֲרָם וּפֶקַח בֶּן-רְמַלְיָהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל יְרוּשָׁלִַם לַמִּלְחָמָה עָלֶיהָ וְלֹא יָכֹל לְהִלָּחֵם עָלֶֽיהָ׃
1
And 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.
וְאָמַרְתָּ אֵלָיו הִשָּׁמֵר וְהַשְׁקֵט אַל-תִּירָא וּלְבָבְךָ אַל-יֵרַךְ מִשְּׁנֵי זַנְבוֹת הָאוּדִים הָעֲשֵׁנִים הָאֵלֶּה בָּחֳרִי-אַף רְצִין וַאֲרָם וּבֶן-רְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃
4
And 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.
כִּי רֹאשׁ אֲרָם דַּמֶּשֶׂק וְרֹאשׁ דַּמֶּשֶׂק רְצִין וּבְעוֹד שִׁשִּׁים וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנָה יֵחַת אֶפְרַיִם מֵעָֽם׃
8
For 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

יַעַן כִּי מָאַס הָעָם הַזֶּה אֵת מֵי הַשִּׁלֹחַ הַהֹלְכִים לְאַט וּמְשׂוֹשׂ אֶת-רְצִין וּבֶן-רְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃
6
Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;

Isaiah 9

וַיְשַׂגֵּב יְהוָה אֶת-צָרֵי רְצִין עָלָיו וְאֶת-אֹיְבָיו יְסַכְסֵֽךְ׃
11
Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join together; his enemies