2 Kings 16:7
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7 Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the king of Aram and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.”(A)
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2 Kings 15:29
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29 In the days of King Pekah of Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and he carried the people captive to Assyria.(A)
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Hosea 14:3
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3 Assyria shall not save us;
we will not ride upon horses;
we will say no more, ‘Our God,’
to the work of our hands.
In you the orphan finds mercy.”(A)
Lamentations 4:17
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17 Our eyes failed, ever watching
vainly for help;
we were watching eagerly
for a nation that could not save.(A)
Jeremiah 17:5
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5 Thus says the Lord:
Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals
and make mere flesh their strength,
whose hearts turn away from the Lord.(A)
Psalm 146:3-5
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3 Do not put your trust in princes,
in mortals, in whom there is no help.(A)
4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth;
on that very day their plans perish.(B)
5 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God,(C)
2 Chronicles 28:20
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20 So King Tiglath-pileser[a] of Assyria came against him and oppressed him instead of strengthening him.(A)
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- 28.20 Heb Tilgath-pilneser
2 Chronicles 28:16
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Assyria Refuses to Help Judah
16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the king[a] of Assyria for help.(A)
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- 28.16 Gk Syr Vg: Heb kings
1 Chronicles 5:26
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26 So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of King Pul of Assyria, the spirit of King Tiglath-pileser[a] of Assyria, and he carried them away, namely, the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the River Gozan, to this day.(A)
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- 5.26 Heb Tilgath-pilneser
1 Kings 20:32-33
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32 So they tied sackcloth around their waists, put ropes on their heads, went to the king of Israel, and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’ ” And he said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”(A) 33 Now the men were watching for an omen; they quickly took it up from him and said, “Yes, Ben-hadad is your brother.” Then he said, “Go and bring him.” So Ben-hadad came out to him, and he had him come up into the chariot.
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1 Kings 20:4
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4 The king of Israel answered, “As you say, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have.”
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