2 Chronicles 28:21

For Achaz took away a portion out of the Beis Hashem, and out of the Bais HaMelech, and of the sarim, and gave it unto Melech Ashur, but he helped him not.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

20And Tilgat Pilneser Melech Ashur came unto him, and oppressed him, but helped him not.

22And in the time of his distress he did act even more unfaithfully against Hashem. This is that Melech Achaz.

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Cross References

2 Kings 18:15And Chizkiyah gave him all the kesef that was found in the Beis Hashem, and in the otzarot of the Bais HaMelech.

2 Chronicles 16:2Then Asa brought out kesef and zahav out of the otzarot of the Beis Hashem and of the Bais HaMelech, and sent to Ben-Hadad Melech Aram (Syria), the one ruling in Damascus, saying,

Proverbs 25:19Confidence in a boged in the yom tzarah 1 is like a shen ra'ah (bad tooth), and a regel out of joint. 1

Hosea 5:13When Ephrayim saw his sickness, 1 and Yehudah saw his sores, 1 then went Ephrayim to the Assyrian, 1 and sent to the great king; 1 yet he was not able to heal you, 1 nor cure you of your wound. 1

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 28:17-27

The Death of Ahaz. ( b. c. 738.) 16 At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. 17 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives. 18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there. 19 For the Lord brought Judah low because of… Read the whole commentary →

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