At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria.
Parallel translations
- WEB At that time king Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him.
- KJV At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.
- NKJV At the same time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him.
- NASB At that time King Ahaz sent word to the kings of Assyria for help.
- NLT At that time King Ahaz of Judah asked the king of Assyria for help.
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Quick answer
Under pressure from many enemies, Ahaz appeals to the kings of Assyria for help. Rather than turning to God, he seeks rescue from a pagan superpower.
Overview
Facing mounting threats, Ahaz sends to Assyria for aid instead of repenting and trusting the LORD. The Chronicler presents this alliance as faithless self-reliance that will only deepen Judah's troubles. Ahaz's misplaced trust in worldly power contrasts with the call to rest in God alone, fully revealed in Christ, the only sure refuge for the helpless.
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- 2 Kgs 16:5–7Then 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.
- Isa 7:17The 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.”
- Isa 7:1–9Now 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.
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