2 Chronicles 28:21
For Ahaz tooke a portion out of the house of the Lord and out of the Kings house and of the Princes, and gaue vnto the king of Asshur: yet it helped him not.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
20And Tilgath Pilneeser king of Asshur came vnto him, who troubled him and did not strengthen him.
22And in ye time of his tribulation did he yet trespasse more against ye Lord, (this is King Ahaz)
Cross References
2 Kings 18:15Therefore Hezekiah gaue all the siluer that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the Kings house.
2 Chronicles 16:2Then Asa brought out siluer and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the Kings house, and sent to Benhadad King of Aram that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
Proverbs 25:19Confidence in an vnfaythfull man in time of trouble, is like a broken tooth and a sliding foote.
Hosea 5:13When Ephraim sawe his sickenes, and Iudah his wound, then went Ephraim vnto Asshur, and sent vnto King Iareb: yet coulde hee not heale you, nor cure you of your wound.
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 →