2 Chronicles 28:16

16 At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the kings of Assyria.

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 army left the prisoners and the loot in front of the leaders and the whole assembly.

15 Then the men who were mentioned by name took charge of the prisoners and gave clothes from the loot to all the prisoners who were naked. They provided clothes for them, gave them sandals, gave them something to eat and drink, and let them bathe. They put everyone who was exhausted on donkeys and brought them to Jericho (the City of Palms) near their own people. Then they returned to Samaria.

16 At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the kings of Assyria.

17 The Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and captured prisoners.

18 The Philistines had raided the foothills and the Negev in Judah. They captured and began living in Beth Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco and its villages, Timnah and its villages, and Gimzo and its villages.