2 Chronicles 28:16

16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him,

2 Chronicles 28:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 28:16

At that time did King Ahaz send to the kings of Assyria to
help him.
] To Tiglathpileser, and his son, see ( 2 Kings 16:7 ) , and the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions, read in the singular, and so the Targum.

2 Chronicles 28:16 In-Context

14 So the soldiers left the captives and the plunder before the commanders and all the assembly.

15 Then the men designated by name arose and took the captives and from the plunder clothed all their nakedness. So they clothed them, gave them sandals, gave them food to eat, gave them water to drink, anointed them, and guided them with the donkeys [provided] for all those who stumbled, and brought them to Jericho, the city of the palm trees, next to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.

16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him,

17 since again the Edomites came and struck against Judah and took captives.

18 And the Philistines sent raids into the cities of the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah. And they captured Beth-Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Socoh with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. And they settled there.