2 Chronicles 28:16-21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Further Sins of Ahaz. 16 At that time King Ahaz sent an appeal for help to the kings of Assyria.(A) 17 The Edomites had returned, attacked Judah, and carried off captives.(B) 18 The Philistines too had raided the cities of the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah; they captured Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco and its dependencies, Timnah and its dependencies, and Gimzo and its dependencies, and settled there. 19 For the Lord had brought Judah low because of Ahaz, king of Israel,[a] who let Judah go its own way and committed treachery against the Lord. 20 Tiglath-pilneser, king of Assyria, did indeed come to him, but to oppress him rather than to lend strength.(C) 21 Though Ahaz plundered the Lord’s house and the houses of the king and the princes to pay off the king of Assyria, it was no help to him.(D)
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