Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version At that time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria for help. New Living Translation At that time King Ahaz of Judah asked the king of Assyria for help. English Standard Version At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria for help. Berean Standard Bible At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria. King James Bible At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. New King James Version At the same time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him. New American Standard Bible At that time King Ahaz sent word to the kings of Assyria for help. NASB 1995 At that time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria for help. NASB 1977 At that time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria for help. Legacy Standard Bible At that time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria for help. Amplified Bible At that time King Ahaz sent word to the king of Assyria [to ask him] for help. Christian Standard Bible At that time King Ahaz asked the king of Assyria for help. Holman Christian Standard Bible At that time King Ahaz asked the king of Assyria for help. American Standard Version At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. English Revised Version At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. GOD'S WORD® Translation At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the kings of Assyria. International Standard Version Right about then, King Ahaz sent for help from the kings of Assyria Majority Standard Bible At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria. NET Bible At that time King Ahaz asked the king of Assyria for help. New Heart English Bible At that time king Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him. Webster's Bible Translation At that time king Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him. World English Bible At that time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAt that time King Ahaz has sent to the king of Asshur to give help to him; Young's Literal Translation At that time hath king Ahaz sent unto the king of Asshur to give help to him; Smith's Literal Translation In that time king Ahaz sent for the kings of Assur for help to him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAt that time king Achaz sent to the king of the Assyrians asking help. Catholic Public Domain Version In that time, king Ahaz sent to the king of the Assyrians, requesting assistance. New American Bible At that time King Ahaz sent an appeal for help to the kings of Assyria. New Revised Standard Version At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria for help. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAt that time King Ahaz asked the king of Assyria to help him, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated In that time King Akhaz sent to the King of Assyria to come to his assistance. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. Brenton Septuagint Translation At that time king Achaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him, and on this occasion, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Idolatry of Ahaz16At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria. 17The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives.… Cross References 2 Kings 16:7-9 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.” / 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. / 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. Isaiah 7:1-9 Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city. / When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind. / Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field, ... Hosea 5:13 When 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. 2 Kings 15:37 (In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.) Isaiah 8:4 For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.” 2 Kings 18:7 And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him. Isaiah 30:1-5 “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. / But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace. ... 2 Kings 17:4 But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison. Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. 2 Kings 16:5 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. Isaiah 36:6 Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. 2 Kings 18:21 Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. Isaiah 20:5-6 Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed. / And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’” 2 Kings 16:10-18 Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction. / And Uriah the priest built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz had sent from Damascus, and he completed it before King Ahaz returned. / When the king came back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and presented offerings on it. ... Isaiah 7:17 The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.” Treasury of Scripture At that time did king Ahaz send to the kings of Assyria to help him. did king 2 Kings 16:5-7 Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him… Isaiah 7:1-9,17 And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it… Jump to Previous Ahaz Asshur Assyria Help Kings TimeJump to Next Ahaz Asshur Assyria Help Kings Time2 Chronicles 28 1. Ahaz, reigning wickedly, is greatly afflicted by the Syrians.6. Judah, being captivated by the Israelites, is sent home by the counsel of Oded. 16. Ahaz sending for aid to Assyria, is not helped thereby, 22. In his distress he grows more idolatrous 26. He dying, Hezekiah succeeds him At that time This phrase situates the events within a specific historical context. The period referred to is during the reign of King Ahaz of Judah, a time marked by political instability and spiritual decline. Historically, this was a tumultuous era for Judah, as the kingdom faced threats from neighboring nations. The phrase underscores the urgency and desperation of the situation, as Ahaz sought external assistance rather than relying on God. This reflects a broader theme in the Old Testament where reliance on foreign powers often led to negative consequences for Israel and Judah. King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria (16) At that time.--Apparently after the events above narrated; how soon after we can hardly decide. The kings of Assyria.--A generalised expression, as in 2Chronicles 28:3 (comp. 2Chronicles 28:20-21), where the actual king is named. All the old versions have "king." Verse 16. - At that time did King Ahaz... kings of Assyria. The vagueness of this common formula, "at that time," would doubtless not have been apparent in the original sources. In the present instance we may fall back on our vers. 5, 6 to give it distinctness; but see vers. 5, 6, 7 of the parallel, which involve their own formula and the present in some little uncertainty. The kings of Assyria. The Septuagint and other versions show the singular number. Our plural may perhaps find an explanation in 2 Chronicles 30:6; 2 Chronicles 32:4.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew At thatהַהִ֗יא (ha·hî) Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are time בָּעֵ֣ת (bā·‘êṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 6256: Time, now, when King הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Ahaz אָחָ֛ז (’ā·ḥāz) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 271: Ahaz -- 'he has grasped', two Israelites sent שָׁלַ֞ח (šā·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out for help לַעְזֹ֥ר (la‘·zōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5826: To surround, protect, aid from עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the king מַלְכֵ֥י (mal·ḵê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4428: A king of Assyria. אַשּׁ֖וּר (’aš·šūr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 804: Ashshur Links 2 Chronicles 28:16 NIV2 Chronicles 28:16 NLT 2 Chronicles 28:16 ESV 2 Chronicles 28:16 NASB 2 Chronicles 28:16 KJV 2 Chronicles 28:16 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 28:16 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 28:16 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 28:16 French Bible 2 Chronicles 28:16 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 28:16 At that time did king Ahaz send (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |