For Ahaz took part of the treasures from the house of the Lord, from the house of the king, and from the leaders, and he gave it to the king of Assyria; but he did not help him.
Parallel translations
- WEB For Ahaz took away a portion out of Yahweh’s house, and out of the house of the king and of the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria; but it didn’t help him.
- KJV For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.
- BSB Although Ahaz had taken a portion from the house of the LORD, from the royal palace, and from the princes and had presented it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.
- NASB Although Ahaz took a portion out of the house of the Lord and out of the palace of the king and of the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.
- NLT Ahaz took valuable items from the Lord’s Temple, the royal palace, and from the homes of his officials and gave them to the king of Assyria as tribute. But this did not help him.
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Quick answer
Ahaz strips the temple, palace, and princes to pay Assyria, yet it does not help him. His sacrilegious bribery fails to buy the security he craved.
Overview
Ahaz plunders the house of God and the royal treasuries to satisfy Assyria, but the tribute brings no relief. The Chronicler underscores both the impiety and the futility of his actions: robbing God to pay a foreign king accomplishes nothing. True help comes not by depleting God's house but by returning to Him, the lesson fulfilled in Christ, who restores rather than robs His people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 2 Kgs 18:15–16Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in Yahweh’s house, and in the treasures of the king’s house.
- 2 Kgs 16:8–9Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in Yahweh’s house, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
- 2 Chr 12:9So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem and took away the treasures of Yahweh’s house and the treasures of the king’s house. He took it all away. He also took away the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
- Prov 20:25It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication, then later to consider his vows.
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