2 Chronicles 28:16-21

Judah Defeated

¹⁶ _u At that time King Ahaz sent to the king ₁ of Assyria for help. ¹⁷ For the Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried away captives. ¹⁸ _v And the Philistines had made raids on _w the cities in the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Soco _x with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. And they settled there. ¹⁹ For the Lord humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had made _y Judah act sinfully ₂ and had been very unfaithful to the Lord. ²⁰ So _z Tiglath-pileser ₃ king of Assyria came against him and afflicted him instead of strengthening him. ²¹ _a For Ahaz took a portion 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.

1. Cross References
   2 Kings 16:7 - 8
   So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, "I am your servant and your son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.
   
2. Cross References
   Ezekiel 16:27
   Behold, therefore, I stretched out my hand against you and diminished your allotted portion and delivered you to the greed of your enemies, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior.
   Ezekiel 16:57
   Before your wickedness was uncovered? Now you have become an object of reproach for the daughters of Syria and all those around her, and for the daughters of the Philistines, those all around who despise you.
   
3. Cross References
   Joshua 15:33 - 36
   And in the lowland, Eshtaol, Zorah, Ashnah.
   
4. Cross References
   Numbers 21:25
   And Israel took all these cities, and Israel settled in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.
   
5. Cross References
   2 Chronicles 21:2
   He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
   
6. Cross References
   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, all the land of Naphtali, and he carried the people captive to Assyria.
   2 Kings 16:7
   So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, "I am your servant and your son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.
   
7. Cross References
   2 Kings 16:8 - 9
   Ahaz also took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasures of the king's house and sent a present to the king of Assyria.