이사야 7:1의 주석

And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz What did Scripture see to trace his lineage? But, since the end of the verse states: “And he could not wage war against it,” it teaches you that the merit of his forebears stood him in good stead. The ministering angels said before the Holy One, blessed be He, Woe! Who is this wicked man who has become king? He replied to them, He is the son of Jotham; he is the son of Uzziah. His forebears were righteous. I, therefore, do not wish to harm him. This is the meaning of the words, “and he could not wage war against it,” because of the merit of his forefathers. [This is found in Gen. Rabbah 63:1.]

And he could not. Pekah ben Remaliahu is meant; comp. Aram is confederate with Ephraim, in the next verse.¹From this Ibn Ezra infers that Ephraim and its king Pekah were the principal enemies of Judah.