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2 Chronicles 28:20

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And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.

And Tilgathpilneser {H8407} king {H4428} of Assyria {H804} came {H935} unto him, and distressed {H6696} him, but strengthened {H2388} him not.

Tilgat-Piln'eser king of Ashur attacked and besieged Achaz instead of strengthening him -

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

And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Kings 15:29 (4 votes)

    In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:26 (3 votes)

    And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.

  • Isaiah 30:16 (3 votes)

    But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

  • Jeremiah 2:37 (2 votes)

    Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.

  • Isaiah 30:3 (2 votes)

    Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt [your] confusion.

  • Hosea 5:13 (2 votes)

    When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah [saw] his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

  • 2 Kings 17:5 (2 votes)

    Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.