2 Chronicles 28:21 “Although Ahaz had taken a portion from the house of the LORD, from the…”

2 Chronicles 28:21

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

For Ahaz took away a portion out of the LORD’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.

American Standard Version

For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of Jehovah, and out of the house of the king and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but it helped him not.

Geneva Bible 1599

For Ahaz tooke a portion out of the house of the Lord and out of the Kings house and of the Princes, and gaue vnto the king of Asshur: yet it helped him not.

Darby Translation

For Ahaz stripped the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king and of the princes, and gave to the king of Assyria; but he was of no help to him.

Young's Literal Translation

though Ahaz hath taken a portion [out] of the house of Jehovah, and [out] of the house of the king, and of the princes, and giveth to the king of Asshur, yet it is no help to him.

Bible in Basic English

For Ahaz took a part of the wealth from the house of the Lord, and from the house of the king and of the great men, and gave it to the king of Assyria; but it was no help to him.

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Cross references

“took away”

2 Chronicles 12:9 Proverbs 20:25 2 Kings 18:15 2 Kings 18:16

2 Chronicles 12:9 · BSB

So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.

Proverbs 20:25 · BSB

It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.

2 Kings 18:15 · BSB

Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace.

2 Kings 18:16 · BSB

At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold with which he had plated the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD, and he gave it to the king of Assyria.

Also

2 Kings 16:8–9

2 Kings 16:8–9 · BSB

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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.

22In the time of his distress, King Ahaz became even more unfaithful to the LORD.

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