28:16 At that time King Ahaz asked the king1 of Assyria for help.
2 Tawarikh 28:21
Konteks 28:21 Ahaz gathered riches2 from the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and the officials and gave them to the king of Assyria, but that did not help.
[28:16]1tc Most Hebrew mss read the plural, “kings,” but one Hebrew ms, the LXX and Vulgate read the singular “king.” Note the singular in v. 20.
[28:21]2tnHeb “divided up,” but some read חִלֵּץ (khillets, “despoiled”).