2 Chronicles 28:20

2 Chronicles 28:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
• New International Version (NIV)Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came to him, but he gave him trouble instead of help.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came to him and distressed him, and did not assist him.

Context of 2 Chronicles 28:20

18The Philistines also raided the cities of the Judean foothills and the Negev of Judah. They captured and occupied Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their surrounding villages. 19For the Lord humbled Judah because of King Ahaz of Judah, who threw off restraint in Judah and was unfaithful to the Lord. Then King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came against Ahaz; he oppressed him and did not give him support. 21Although Ahaz plundered the Lord’s temple and the palace of the king and of the rulers and gave the plunder to the king of Assyria, it did not help him. 22At the time of his distress, King Ahaz himself became more unfaithful to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 28:20 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֣א עָלָ֔יו תִּלְּגַ֥ת פִּלְנְאֶ֖סֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיָּ֥צַר ל֖וֹ וְלֹ֥א חֲזָקֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Tilgath–pilneserתִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶ֫סֶרtiglath pil'eser tilgath pilne'eser · Tiglath-pileserH8407
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto him, and distressedצוּרtsûr · to confineH6696
• him, but strengthenedחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 28:20

• 2 Kings 15:29In the days of King Pekah of Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee — all the land of Naphtali — and deported the people to Assyria.
• 2 Kings 16:7So Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. March up and save me from the grasp of the king of Aram and of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.”
• 1 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel roused the spirit of King Pul (that is, Tiglath-pileser) of Assyria, and he took the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh into exile. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and Gozan’s river, where they are until today.
• Hosea 5:13When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria and sent a delegation to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
• 2 Kings 17:5The king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.
• Isaiah 7:20On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River — the king of Assyria — to shave the hair on your heads, the hair on your legs, and even your beards.
• Isaiah 30:3But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and refuge in Egypt’s shadow your humiliation.
• Jeremiah 2:37Moreover, you will be led out from here with your hands on your head since the Lord has rejected those you trust; you will not succeed even with their help.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 28:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Tilgath-pilneser - This form of the name is doubly corrupt. See the properly Hebraized form in 2 Kings 15:29. Distressed him, but strengthened him not - This statement, and that at the end of 2 Chronicles 28:21, is supplemental to, and not contradictory of, 2 Kings 16:9. Here it is the writer‘s object to note that the material assistance rendered by Tiglath-pileser to Ahab, was no real “help” or “strength,” but rather a cause of “distress.”Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. Tilgath-pilneser ... distressed him, but strengthened him not--that is, notwithstanding the temporary relief which Tilgath-pilneser afforded him by the conquest of Damascus and the slaughter of Rezin (2Ki 16:9), little advantage resulted from it, for Tilgath-pilneser spent the winter in voluptuous revelry at Damascus; and the connection formed with the Assyrian king was eventually a source of new and greater calamities and humiliation to the kingdom…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 28:20

• Armies
• Tiglath-Pileser

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Tilgath-Pilneser
• Ahaz
• Offend
• Reach
• Ruin
• Trespass
• Hezekiah (2)
• Oded

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings