Chronicles II 28:16

16 At that time king Achaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him, and on this occasion,

Chronicles II 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.

Chronicles II 28:16 In-Context

14 So the warriors left the prisoners and the spoils before the princes and all the congregation.

15 And the men who were called by name rose up, and took hold of the prisoners, and clothed all the naked from the spoils, and gave them garments and shoes, and gave them to eat, and to anoint themselves , and they helped also every one that was weak with asses, and placed them in Jericho, the city of palm-trees, with their brethren; and they returned to Samaria.

16 At that time king Achaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him, and on this occasion,

17 because the Idumeans had attacked , and smitten Juda, and taken a number of prisoners.

18 Also the Philistines had made an attack on the cities of the plain country, and the cities of the south of Juda, and taken Baethsamys, and Aelon, and Galero, and Socho and her villages, and Thamna and her villages, and Gamzo and her villages: and they dwelt there.