16:5 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 {c} [him].
(c) For the Lord preserved the city and his people for the sake of his promise made to David.
16:5 Could not overcome - Because God of his own mere grace, undertook his protection, and disappointed the hopes of his enemies.
16:1-9 Few and evil were the days of Ahaz. Those whose hearts condemn them, will go any where in a day of distress, rather than to God. The sin was its own punishment. It is common for those who bring themselves into straits by one sin, to try to help themselves out by another.
