2 Chronicles 28:16

Context

28:16 At that time King Ahaz asked the king¹ of Assyria for help.

2 Chronicles 28:20-21

Context
28:20 King Tiglath-pileser² of Assyria came, but he gave him more trouble than support.³ 28:21 Ahaz gathered riches⁴ from the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and the officials and gave them to the king of Assyria, but that did not help.

[28:16] ¹tc Most Hebrew mss read the plural, “kings,” but one Hebrew ms, the LXX and Vulgate read the singular “king.” Note the singular in v. 20.

[28:20] ²tn Heb “Tilgath-pilneser,” a variant spelling of Tiglath-pileser.

[28:20] ³tn Heb “and he caused him distress and did not strengthen him.”

[28:21] ⁴tn Heb “divided up,” but some read חִלֵּץ (khillets, “despoiled”).