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2 Kings 16:7

AhazAssyriaSyria

5 Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.

6 At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”

8 Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king’s palace, and he sent it as a gift to the king of Assyria.

9 So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.

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BSB
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”
KJV
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.
WEB
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath Pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.”
ASV
So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.
DARBY
And Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who have risen up against me.
BLB
And Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I [am] your servant and your son; come up and save me from the hand of the king of Aram and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.”
ÅB
Da sendte Ahas bud til kongen i Assyria Tiglat-Pileser og lot si: Jeg er din tjener og din sønn; kom og frels meg fra Syrias konge og Israels konge, som har overfalt meg!
OTB
Så sendte Akas sendebud til Tiglat-Pileser, kongen av Assyria, og sa: "Jeg er din tjener og din sønn; kom meg til hjelp mot kongen av Aram, og kongen av Israel, som reiser seg mot meg."
B1930
Da sendte Akas bud til kongen i Assyria Tiglat-Pileser og lot si: Jeg er din tjener og din sønn; kom og frels mig fra Syrias konge og Israels konge, som har overfalt mig!

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  • 2 Kings 15:29

    In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.

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  • 2 Chronicles 28:16

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

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  • 1 Chronicles 5:26

    So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.

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  • Hosea 14:3

    Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”

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  • Psalms 146:3–5

    Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.

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  • 2 Chronicles 28:20

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

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  • 1 Kings 20:32–33

    So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

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  • 1 Kings 20:4

    And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”

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