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Isaiah 7:6
ESV "Let us go up against Judah and terrify it, and let us conquer it for ourselves, and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it,"
NIV "Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it."
NASB Let’s go up against Judah and terrorize it, and take it for ourselves by assault and set up the son of Tabeel as king in the midst of it,'
CSB ‘Let us go up against Judah, terrorize it, and conquer it for ourselves. Then we can install Tabeel’s son as king in it.’"
NLT ‘We will attack Judah and capture it for ourselves. Then we will install the son of Tabeel as Judah’s king.’
KJV Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:
NKJV “Let us go up against Judah and trouble it, and let us make a gap in its wall for ourselves, and set a king over them, the son of Tabel”—

What does Isaiah 7:6 mean?

The allied kings of Israel and Syria have brought their armies south to Judah with a specific plan. They have not come just to conquer Judah and take its territory for themselves (Isaiah 7:5). They have come to kill King Ahaz and put a man of their choosing on his throne. This man is referred to as "the son of Tabeel."

It's unclear who the son of Tabeel was. But it is clear why these two kings want him in place as Judah's king. These two nations don't want to have to worry about fighting Judah when the Assyrians arrive from the east to attack them. They want to guarantee that Judah will have their back. They're afraid that Ahaz will stand with the Assyrians against them.

To accomplish this plan, the kings of Syria and Israel have already killed or captured tens of thousands of Ahaz's people throughout Judah (2 Chronicles 28). Now they are making their way to Jerusalem to take the walled city and plant their king in it (Isaiah 7:1). The Lord, though, is telling Ahaz to calm down and not to worry. These two kings will soon be gone (Isaiah 7:4).
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