2 Chronicles 28:16 - The Message16-21 At about that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria asking for personal help. The Edomites had come back and given Judah a bad beating, taking off a bunch of captives. Adding insult to injury the Philistines raided the cities in the foothills to the west and the southern desert and captured Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, along with Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo, with their surrounding villages, and moved in, making themselves at home. Arrogant King Ahaz, acting as if he could do without God’s help, had unleashed an epidemic of depravity. Judah, brought to its knees by God, was now reduced to begging for a handout. But the king of Assyria, Tiglath-Pileser, wouldn’t help—he came instead and humiliated Ahaz even more by attacking and bullying him. Desperate, Ahaz ransacked The Temple of God, the royal palace, and every other place he could think of, scraping together everything he could, and gave it to the king of Assyria—and got nothing in return, not a bit of help. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176916 At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)16 At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. See the chapterCommon English Bible16 At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version16 In that time, king Ahaz sent to the king of the Assyrians, requesting assistance. See the chapter |