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19 The Lord ·brought trouble on [humbled; humiliated; or subdued] Judah because Ahaz their king ·led the people of Judah to sin [acted without restraint/irresponsibly], and he was ·very [completely; utterly] unfaithful to the Lord. 20 Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz, but he ·gave Ahaz trouble instead of help [oppressed him rather than helped him]. 21 Ahaz ·took some valuable things from [plundered] the ·Temple [L house] of the Lord, from the ·palace [L house], and from the ·princes [officials], and he gave them to the king of Assyria, but it did not help.

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19 The Lord had humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel,[a] for he had promoted wickedness in Judah and had been most unfaithful(A) to the Lord. 20 Tiglath-Pileser[b](B) king of Assyria(C) came to him, but he gave him trouble(D) instead of help.(E) 21 Ahaz(F) took some of the things from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace and from the officials and presented them to the king of Assyria, but that did not help him.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 28:19 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles
  2. 2 Chronicles 28:20 Hebrew Tilgath-Pilneser, a variant of Tiglath-Pileser