# It was reported to the house of David "King Ahaz and his counselors heard the report" or "someone reported to the house of David" # that Aram was allied with Ephraim "that Rezin, the king of Aram was helping Pekah, the king of Israel" # His heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest shake in the wind "Ahaz and his people were very afraid"