STC67524 2 Kings 16 9-16 The people of Damascus are taken captive, from the \'Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica)\' (coloured woodcut) by German School, (15th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 2 Kings 16:7-9 "So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, "I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me." And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king\'s house, and sent it as a present to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria heeded him; for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus and took it, carried its people captive to Kir, and killed Rezin." King Rezin was killed by Tiglath Pileser. 734 B.C. ); The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright.