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2 Chronicles 28:20

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935 →
עָלָ֔יו'a.Lavon himH5921 →
תִּלְּגַ֥תti.le.GatTiglath-H8407 →
פִּלְנְאֶ֖סֶרpil.ne.'E.serpileserH8407 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
אַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804 →
וַיָּ֥צַרvai.Ya.tzarand he harassedH6887 →
ל֖וֹlo<to> him
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
חֲזָקֽוֹ׃cha.za.Kohe strengthened himH2388 →

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2 Kings 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.1 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.Isaiah 30:16“No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.1 Chronicles 5:6and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile.2 Chronicles 30:6So the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria.Isaiah 10:20On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no longer depend on him who struck them, but they will truly rely on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.Jeremiah 2:37Moreover, you will leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not prosper by their help.”2 Kings 16:7–10So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”Hosea 5:13When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.Isaiah 7:20On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.2 Kings 17:5Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.Isaiah 30:3But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.2 Kings 16:7So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.”Jeremiah 50:17Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”

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