2 Chronicles 28:5

28:5 The Lord his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians ¹  defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus. ²  He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him. ³ 

2 Chronicles 28:16-21

28:16 At that time King Ahaz asked the king ⁴  of Assyria for help. 28:17 The Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried off captives. 28:18 The Philistines had raided the cities of Judah in the lowlands ⁵  and the Negev. They captured and settled in Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco and its surrounding villages, Timnah and its surrounding villages, and Gimzo and its surrounding villages. 28:19 The Lord humiliated ⁶  Judah because of King Ahaz of Israel, ⁷  for he encouraged Judah to sin and was very ⁸  unfaithful to the Lord. 28:20 King Tiglath-pileser ⁹  of Assyria came, but he gave him more trouble than support. ¹⁰  28:21 Ahaz gathered riches ¹¹  from the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and the officials and gave them to the king of Assyria, but that did not help.

[28:5]  ¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[28:5]  ² tn Heb “and took captive from him a great captivity and brought [them] to Damascus.”

[28:5]  ³ tn Heb “who struck him down with a great striking.”

[28:16]  ⁴ tc 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.

[28:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “Shephelah.”

[28:19]  ⁶ tn Or “subdued.”

[28:19]  ⁷ sn That is, “of Judah.” Frequently in 2 Chronicles “Israel” is substituted for “Judah.”

[28:19]  ⁸ tn The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verbal form to emphasize the degree of Ahaz’s unfaithfulness.

[28:20]  ⁹ tn Heb “Tilgath-pilneser,” a variant spelling of Tiglath-pileser.

[28:20]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and he caused him distress and did not strengthen him.”

[28:21]  ¹¹ tn Heb “divided up,” but some read חִלֵּץ (khillets, “despoiled”).