2 Chronicles 28:21

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19 For the Lord¹ brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of ^aIsrael, for he had ^bencouraged moral decline in Judah and had been continually unfaithful to the Lord.

20 Also ^aTiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came to him and distressed him, and did not assist him.

21 For Ahaz took part of the treasures from the house of the Lord, from the house of the king, and from the leaders, and he gave it to the king of Assyria; but he did not help him.

Apostasy and Death of Ahaz

22 Now in the time of his distress King Ahaz became increasingly unfaithful to the Lord. This is that King Ahaz.

23 For ^ahe sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him, saying, “Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, I will sacrifice to them ^bthat they may help me.” But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel.

24 So Ahaz gathered the articles of the house of God, cut in pieces the articles of the house of God, ^ashut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and made for himself altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

25 And in every single city of Judah he made¹ high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers.

26 ^aNow the rest of his acts and all his ways, from first to last, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

27 So Ahaz rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, in Jerusalem; but they ^adid not bring him into the tombs of the kings of Israel. Then Hezekiah his son reigned in his place.

Verse Comparison: 2 Chronicles 28:21

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American Standard Version
For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of Jehovah, and out of the house of the king and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but it helped him not.

Amplified® Bible
For Ahaz took [treasure] from the house of the Lord and out of the house of the king and from the princes and gave it as tribute to the king of Assyria, but it did not help Ahaz.

Contemporary English Version
Ahaz gave him gifts from the LORD's temple and the king's palace, as well as from the homes of Israel's other leaders. The Assyrian king still refused to help Ahaz.

Darby English Version
For Ahaz stripped the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king and of the princes, and gave to the king of Assyria; but he was of no help to him.

Good News Bible
So Ahaz took the gold from the Temple, the palace, and the homes of the leaders of the people, and gave it to the emperor, but even this did not help.

King James Version
For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.

New American Standard Bible
Although Ahaz took a portion out of the house of the LORD and out of the palace of the king and of the princes, and gave {it} to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.

New International Version
Ahaz took some of the things from the temple of the LORD and from the royal palace and from the princes and presented them to the king of Assyria, but that did not help him.

New King James Version
For Ahaz took part of the treasures from the house of the LORD, from the house of the king, and from the leaders, and he gave it to the king of Assyria; but he did not help him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Although Ahaz took a portion out of the house of the LORD and out of the palace of the king and of the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.

Revised Standard Version
For Ahaz took from the house of the LORD and the house of the king and of the princes, and gave tribute to the king of Assyria; but it did not help him.

Young's Literal Translation
though Ahaz hath taken a portion `out' of the house of Jehovah, and `out' of the house of the king, and of the princes, and giveth to the king of Asshur, yet it is no help to him.

New English Translation
Ahaz gathered riches¹ from the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and the officials and gave them to the king of Assyria, but that did not help.

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