2 Chronicles 28:21 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²¹ For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but it helped him not.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ For Ahaz took [treasure] from the house of the Lord and out of the house of the king and from the princes and gave it as tribute to the king of Assyria, but it did not help Ahaz.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of Jehovah, and out of the house of the king and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but it helped him not.

Common English Bible

²¹ Even though Ahaz took items from the LORD’s temple, the royal palace, and the officials to buy off the king of Assyria, it was of no help.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And so Ahaz, despoiling the house of the Lord, and the house of the kings and the leaders, gave gifts to the king of the Assyrians, and yet it profited him nothing.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²¹ And Achaz stripped the house of the Lord, and the house of the kings, and of the princes, and gave gifts to the king of the Assyrians. And yet it availed him nothing.

2 Chronicles 28:21 Cross References

2 Chronicles 12:9

So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all away: he took away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

2 Chronicles 16:2

Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

Proverbs 20:25

It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry.

Proverbs 25:19

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

Jeremiah 2:36

Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou shalt be ashamed of Egypt also, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.

Hosea 5:13

When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to Assyria, and sent to king Jareb: but he is not able to heal you, neither shall he cure you of your wound.