2 Chronicles 28:20

20 Then Tiglath-pileser ^[a] king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.

2 Chronicles 28:20 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 28:20

And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him
Not to Jerusalem, but to Damascus, where he made a diversion in his favour, and took that city, and where Ahaz met him, ( 2 Kings 16:9 )

and distressed him, but strengthened him not;
exhausted his treasures, and laid a tribute upon him, but did not help him against the Edomites and Philistines, or recover for him the cities they had taken from him; and, in taking Damascus, he served himself more than Ahaz, and paved the way for seizing upon the ten tribes.

2 Chronicles 28:20 In-Context

18 The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages.

19 For the LORD humbled Judah because Ahaz king of Israel had thrown off restraint in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the LORD.

20 Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.

21 Although Ahaz had taken a portion from the house of the LORD, from the royal palace, and from the princes and had presented it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.

22 In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.

Footnotes

• [a] Hebrew Tilgath-pilneser, a variant spelling of Tiglath-pileser