2 Chronicles 28:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.”
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“Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Asshur cometh in unto him, and doth distress him, and hath not strengthened him,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Chronicles 28:20 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 15:29In 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.
- 2 Kings 16:7So 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.”
- 2 Kings 17:5Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.
- 1 Chronicles 5:26So 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.
- Isaiah 7:20On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.
- Isaiah 30:3But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.
- Isaiah 30:16“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.
- Jeremiah 2:37Moreover, you will leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not prosper by their help.”
- Hosea 5:13When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
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