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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/28.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came to him, but he gave him trouble instead of help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So when King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria arrived, he attacked Ahaz instead of helping him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came to him and distressed him, and did not assist him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came against him and distressed him instead of strengthening him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came against him and harassed him instead of strengthening <i>and</i> supporting him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came against Ahaz; he oppressed him and did not give him support.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came against Ahaz; he oppressed him and did not give him support.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So Tiglath Pileser came to Judah, but instead of helping, he made things worse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />King Tillegath Pilneser of Assyria attacked Ahaz. Instead of strengthening Ahaz, Tillegath Pilneser made trouble for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The Assyrian emperor, instead of helping Ahaz, opposed him and caused him trouble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria attacked Ahaz and, instead of helping him, attacked him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came, but he gave him more trouble than support.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria came to him, and distressed him, but did not strengthen him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came to him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came to him and gave him trouble, but didn’t strengthen him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Asshur comes to him, and does distress him, and has not strengthened him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Asshur cometh in unto him, and doth distress him, and hath not strengthened him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Tilgath-Pileser king of Assur, will come to him and he will press upon him, and he strengthened him not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he brought, against him Thelgathphalnasar king of the Assyrians, who also afflicted him, and plundered him without any resistance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he led against him Tilgath-pilneser, the king of the Assyrians, who also afflicted him and laid waste to him, without resistance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Tilgath-pilneser, king of Assyria, did indeed come to him, but to oppress him rather than to lend strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So King Tilgath-pilneser of Assyria came against him, and oppressed him instead of strengthening him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Tiglath-pilezer king of Assyria came against him, and encamped against him and distressed him greatly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And TeglathPalsar King of Assyria came against him, and he encamped against him and he inflicted great suffering on him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Tillegath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And there came against him Thalgaphellasar king of Assyria, and he afflicted him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=7148" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/28.htm">The Idolatry of Ahaz</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>For the LORD humbled Judah because Ahaz king of Israel had thrown off restraint in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the LORD. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8407.htm" title="8407: til·lə·ḡaṯOr Tiglath Plecer; or Tilgath Pilnlecer or Tilgath Pilnecer; of foreign derivation; Tiglath- Pileser or Tilgath-pilneser, an Assyr. King."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8407.htm" title="8407: pil·nə·’e·ser (N-proper-ms) -- Or Tiglath Plecer; or Tilgath Pilnlecer or Tilgath Pilnecer; of foreign derivation; Tiglath- Pileser or Tilgath-pilneser, an Assyr. King.">Then Tiglath-pileser</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/804.htm" title="804: ’aš·šūr (N-proper-fs) -- Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them, its region and its empire.">of Assyria</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to Ahaz</a> <a href="/hebrew/6887.htm" title="6887: way·yā·ṣar (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">but afflicted</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">rather than</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: ḥă·zā·qōw (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">strengthening him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>Although Ahaz had taken a portion from the house of the LORD, from the royal palace, and from the princes and had presented it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm">2 Kings 16:7-9</a></span><br />So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.” / Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria. / So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-1.htm">Isaiah 7:1-9</a></span><br />Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city. / When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind. / Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">2 Kings 16:5</a></span><br />Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-37.htm">2 Kings 15:37</a></span><br />(In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-4.htm">Isaiah 8:4</a></span><br />For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13</a></span><br />When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-9.htm">Hosea 8:9-10</a></span><br />For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers. / Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-7.htm">2 Kings 18:7</a></span><br />And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">2 Kings 18:21</a></span><br />Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-5</a></span><br />“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. / But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm">Jeremiah 2:36-37</a></span><br />How impulsive you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria. / Moreover, you will leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not prosper by their help.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-26.htm">Ezekiel 16:26-29</a></span><br />You prostituted yourself with your lustful neighbors, the Egyptians, and increased your promiscuity to provoke Me to anger. / Therefore I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your portion. I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd conduct. / Then you prostituted yourself with the Assyrians, because you were not yet satisfied. Even after that, you were still not satisfied. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-39</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. / For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34-35</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came to him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">2 Kings 15:29</a></b></br> In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm">2 Kings 16:7-10</a></b></br> So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I <i>am</i> thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me… </p><p class="hdg">Tiglath-pilsesr</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/5-26.htm">1 Chronicles 5:26</a></b></br> And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13</a></b></br> When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah <i>saw</i> his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.</p><p class="hdg">distressed him</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">2 Kings 17:5</a></b></br> Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/7-20.htm">Isaiah 7:20</a></b></br> In the same day shall the Lord shave with a rasor that is hired, <i>namely</i>, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Isaiah 30:3,16</a></b></br> Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt <i>your</i> confusion… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-16.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-16.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-1.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-9.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-13.htm">Distressed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-16.htm">Help</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-1.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-26.htm">Pilneser</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-13.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-6.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-8.htm">Strengthened</a> <a 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</span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-16.htm">Ahaz sending for aid to Assyria, is not helped thereby,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-22.htm">In his distress he grows more idolatrous</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-26.htm">He dying, Hezekiah succeeds him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> 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Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria</b><br>Tiglath-pileser III was a powerful Assyrian ruler who reigned from 745 to 727 BC. He is known for expanding the Assyrian Empire and implementing significant military and administrative reforms. His interactions with the kingdoms of Israel and Judah are well-documented in both biblical and Assyrian records. The Assyrian Empire, located in what is now northern Iraq, was a dominant force in the ancient Near East, and its kings often exerted influence over smaller neighboring states, including Israel and Judah.<p><b>came to Ahaz</b><br>Ahaz was the king of Judah from approximately 732 to 716 BC. His reign is noted for its political and religious challenges. Ahaz sought the help of Tiglath-pileser during a time of crisis, specifically when Judah was threatened by the combined forces of Israel and Aram (Syria). This alliance against Judah is detailed in <a href="/2_kings/16.htm">2 Kings 16</a> and <a href="/isaiah/7.htm">Isaiah 7</a>. Ahaz's decision to seek Assyrian assistance reflects his lack of faith in God's protection, as he chose to rely on a foreign power rather than trust in the Lord.<p><b>but afflicted him rather than strengthening him</b><br>Instead of providing the support Ahaz hoped for, Tiglath-pileser imposed heavy burdens on Judah. This affliction likely included tribute demands and political subjugation, which weakened Judah's autonomy. The Assyrian king's actions fulfilled the warnings given by the prophet Isaiah, who cautioned against relying on foreign alliances (<a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">Isaiah 7:17-25</a>). This outcome serves as a reminder of the dangers of placing trust in human powers rather than in God. The affliction of Ahaz by Tiglath-pileser can be seen as a form of divine judgment for Ahaz's unfaithfulness and idolatry, as he led Judah away from the worship of Yahweh.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/tiglath-pileser_iii.htm">Tiglath-pileser III</a></b><br>The king of Assyria during the reign of Ahaz. Known for his military campaigns and expansion of the Assyrian Empire, he played a significant role in the political landscape of the Near East during this period.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahaz.htm">Ahaz</a></b><br>The king of Judah who reigned from approximately 732 to 716 BC. He is noted for his unfaithfulness to God, including idolatry and seeking help from foreign powers rather than relying on the Lord.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>A powerful empire in the ancient Near East, known for its military prowess and expansionist policies. Assyria was a dominant force during the time of Ahaz.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of the Israelites, which Ahaz ruled. During his reign, Judah faced significant threats from neighboring nations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/trouble_instead_of_help.htm">Trouble Instead of Help</a></b><br>This phrase highlights the outcome of Ahaz's alliance with Assyria, which brought more harm than benefit to Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_misplaced_trust.htm">The Danger of Misplaced Trust</a></b><br>Ahaz's decision to seek help from Assyria rather than God serves as a cautionary tale about placing trust in worldly powers instead of divine providence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a></b><br>Ahaz's unfaithfulness to God led to negative consequences for Judah, reminding us of the importance of remaining faithful to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_worldly_alliances.htm">The Illusion of Worldly Alliances</a></b><br>Alliances with worldly powers may seem beneficial but can lead to unforeseen troubles, as seen in Ahaz's experience with Assyria.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>Despite human actions and alliances, God's sovereignty remains supreme, and His plans will ultimately prevail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance_and_faith.htm">The Call to Repentance and Faith</a></b><br>Ahaz's account encourages believers to repent from unfaithfulness and place their faith in God, who is the true source of help and security.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_ahaz's_altar_significant.htm">What is the significance of Ahaz's altar in history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_ahaz_in_biblical_history.htm">Who was King Ahaz in biblical history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_2_chronicles_28_events_verifiable.htm">Are the large-scale military defeats and deportations in 2 Chronicles 28 verifiable through existing sources?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_2_chron._28_and_2_kings_16_conflict.htm">Does King Ahaz's portrayal in 2 Chronicles 28 conflict with the account in 2 Kings 16?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">Tilgath-pilneser</span> (Heb., <span class= "ital">Pilne'eser</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> In 2 Kings more correctly called <span class= "ital">Tiglath-pileser</span> (<span class= "ital">Pil'eser</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> (See Note on <a href="/1_chronicles/5-26.htm" title="And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, to this day.">1Chronicles 5:26</a>.) According to the As syrian Eponym Canon, Tiglath-pileser II. came to the throne B.C. 745, and marched westward against Damascus and Israel, B.C. 734. The importance of these dates for the chronology of the period is obvious.<p><span class= "bld">Came unto him.</span>--Comp. the more detailed narrative in <a href="/context/2_kings/16-7.htm" title="So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I am your servant and your son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.">2Kings 16:7-10</a>; and see Note on <a href="/2_chronicles/28-16.htm" title="At that time did king Ahaz send to the kings of Assyria to help him.">2Chronicles 28:16</a>. Tiglath was induced by the message and present of Ahaz to undertake a campaign in the west; he captured Damascus, slew Rezin, and transported the population of the city to Kir (Kings, <span class= "ital">l.c.</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> After this, "king Ahaz went to Damascus <span class= "ital">to meet</span> Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria" (<a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm" title="And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.">2Kings 16:10</a>). The chronicler in the words before us, is estimating the results of this expedition as they affected the interests of Judah. At the prayer of Ahaz the Assyrian had indeed "come to him"; but not with any purpose of strengthening the southern kingdom. Glad of a pretext for interference in the affairs of the west, the ambitious usurper was simply bent on the extension of his own empire; and when the more powerful states of Syria and Israel lay at his feet, he naturally proceeded to require a most unequivocal acknowledgment of vassalage from Ahaz. He thus "distressed" or oppressed him by reducing his kingdom to a mere dependency of Assyria, besides impoverishing him of all his treasure, which Ahaz had sent as the price of this ruinous help.<p><span class= "bld">Distressed him, but strengthened him not.</span>--This is correct. A possible rendering is: "and besieged him, and conquered him not"; but the context is against it. (The word <span class= "ital">chazaq,</span> "strengthened," everywhere else means <span class= "ital">to be strong,</span> or, <span class= "ital">to prevail.</span> LXX. omits the last words, rendering the whole <span class= "greekheb">??? ???????? ?????</span><span class= "ital">.</span> Syriac and Arabic, "besieged him." The Vulg. has: "et afflixit eum, et nullo resistente vastavit." That Judah now became tributary to Assyria is evident from <a href="/2_kings/18-7.htm" title="And the LORD was with him; and he prospered wherever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.">2Kings 18:7</a>; <a href="/2_kings/18-14.htm" title="And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which you put on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed to Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.">2Kings 18:14</a>; <a href="/2_kings/18-20.htm" title="You say, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom do you trust, that you rebel against me?">2Kings 18:20</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Tilgath-Pilneser</span> (see <a href="/1_chronicles/5-6.htm">1 Chronicles 5:6, 26</a>; <a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">2 Kings 15:29</a>; <a href="/2_kings/16-10.htm">2 Kings 16:10</a>, our parallel. See our notes in full on 1 Chronicles 5:6, 26). Gesenius dates his reign as King of Assyria as <span class="date">B.C. 753-734</span>; others as about <span class="date">B.C. 747-728</span>. <span class="cmt_word">Distressed him, but strengthened him not</span>. This is in our writer's usual deeper moral and religious vein, and was no doubt most true. For all Ahaz paid and bribed out of the sacrilegiously employed treasure of the temple, out of the depreciating and partial dismantling of "the house of the king," and out of the begged contributions or taxes extortionately wrung "of the princes" (see the succinct account of next verse, and compare the parallel in its vers. 8, 18), he bought a master for himself, servitude, tributariness, and the humiliation of disgrace itself. The temporary relief he obtained (and which the writer of Chronicles in no way means to deny) from one enemy rivetted round his neck the yoke of another and greater. And worse than this, he secured in his own heart the greatest adversary of all - a restless, implacable foe, which ever goaded him on to worse folly and deeper sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Tiglath-pileser</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּלְנְאֶ֖סֶר</span> <span class="translit">(pil·nə·’e·ser)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8407.htm">Strong's 8407: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tiglath-pileser -- an Assyrian king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֣לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Assyria</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשּׁ֑וּר</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·šūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_804.htm">Strong's 804: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ashshur</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Ahaz</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but afflicted</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֥צַר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ṣar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6696.htm">Strong's 6696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To confine, bind, besiege</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">rather than</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">strengthening him.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲזָקֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·zā·qōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">2 Chronicles 28:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">2 Chronicles 28:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">2 Chronicles 28:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">2 Chronicles 28:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">2 Chronicles 28:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">2 Chronicles 28:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">2 Chronicles 28:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">2 Chronicles 28:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">2 Chronicles 28:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">2 Chronicles 28:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 28:20 Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria came to (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 28:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 28:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 28:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 28:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>