28:20 King Tiglath-pileser 1 of Assyria came, but he gave him more trouble than support. 2 28:21 Ahaz gathered riches 3 from the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and the officials and gave them to the king of Assyria, but that did not help.
1 tnHeb “Tilgath-pilneser,” a variant spelling of Tiglath-pileser.
2 tnHeb “and he caused him distress and did not strengthen him.”
3 tnHeb “divided up,” but some read חִלֵּץ (khillets, “despoiled”).