2 Chronicles 28:16-21

New American Standard Bible

Compromise with Assyria

^16 (A)At that time King Ahaz sent word to the ^[a]kings of Assyria for help. ^17 (B)For the Edomites had come again and attacked Judah, and led away captives. ^18 (C)The Philistines had also invaded the cities of the ^[b]lowland and of the Negev of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, and Soco with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages; and they had settled there. ¹⁹ For the Lord had humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of ^(D)Israel, for he had brought about a lack of restraint in Judah and was very unfaithful to the Lord. ²⁰ So ^(E)Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him. ^21 (F)Although Ahaz took a portion out of the house of the Lord and out of the palace of the king and of the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.