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.
For Ahaz {H271} took away a portion {H2505} out of the house {H1004} of the LORD {H3068}, and out of the house {H1004} of the king {H4428}, and of the princes {H8269}, and gave {H5414} it unto the king {H4428} of Assyria {H804}: but he helped {H5833} him not.
even though Achaz had stripped the house of ADONAI and the palaces of the king and princes and had given the plunder to the king of Ashur, it didn't help him at all.
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.
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.
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2 Kings 16:8
And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent [it for] a present to the king of Assyria. -
2 Kings 16:9
And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried [the people of] it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin. -
2 Chronicles 12:9
So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made. -
2 Kings 18:15
And Hezekiah gave [him] all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house. -
2 Kings 18:16
At that time did Hezekiah cut off [the gold from] the doors of the temple of the LORD, and [from] the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria. -
Proverbs 20:25
¶ [It is] a snare to the man [who] devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make enquiry.