9aSo the king of Assyria listened to him; and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus and bcaptured it, and carried the people of it away into exile to cKir, and put Rezin to death.
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Thus says the Lord, "For athree transgressions of bDamascus and for four I will not revoke its punishment,Because they threshed Gilead with implements of sharp iron.
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"So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael And it will consume the citadels of aBen-hadad.
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"I will also abreak the gate bar of Damascus, And cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, And him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden; So the people of Aram will go exiled to bKir," Says the Lord.