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 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. 19The Lord humbled Judah because of King Ahaz of Israel. Ahaz had spread sin throughout Judah and was unfaithful to the Lord. King Tillegath Pilneser of Assyria attacked Ahaz. Instead of strengthening Ahaz, Tillegath Pilneser made trouble for him. 21Ahaz took some of the things from the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and the princes, and he gave them to the king of Assyria. But that didn’t help him. 22When he had this trouble, King Ahaz 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 took Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, Galilee, and the entire territory of Naphtali. He also took the people away to Assyria as captives.
• 2 Kings 16:7Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria to say, “I’m your servant, your son. Come and save me from the kings of Aram and Israel who are attacking me.”
• 1 Chronicles 5:26Then the God of Israel led King Pul of Assyria (King Tiglath Pilneser of Assyria) to take Reuben, Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh into captivity. He brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the Gozan River. They are still there today.
• Hosea 5:13“When Ephraim saw that he was sick and when Judah saw his own wounds, Ephraim went to Assyria to ask the great king for help. But the king couldn’t cure them or heal their wounds.
• 2 Kings 17:5Then the king of Assyria attacked the entire country. He attacked Samaria and blockaded it for three years.
• Isaiah 7:20“On that day the Lord will hire the king of Assyria from beyond the Euphrates River to be a razor to shave the hair on your head, the hair on your legs, and even your beard.
• Isaiah 30:3But Pharaoh’s protection will be their shame, and the refuge in Egypt’s shadow will be their disgrace.
• Jeremiah 2:37You will also leave this place with your hands over your head, because the Lord has rejected those you trust. You will not be helped by them.”

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