2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 28:20–21

²⁰Then Tiglath-pileser^g king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him. ²¹Although 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.

Footnotes

g 28:20 Hebrew Tilgath-pilneser, a variant spelling of Tiglath-pileser

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2 Chronicles 28:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Tiglath-pileser	פִּלְנְאֶ֖סֶר	pil·nə·’e·ser	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8407 Tiglathpileser
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֑וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
came	וַיָּבֹ֣א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	עָלָ֔יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
but afflicted	וַיָּ֥צַר	way·yā·ṣar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
rather than	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
strengthening him	חֲזָקֽוֹ׃	ḥă·zā·qōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen

2 Chronicles 28:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Although	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Ahaz	אָחָז֙	’ā·ḥāz	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H271 Achaz
had taken a portion	חָלַ֤ק	ḥā·laq	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2505 divide, share
from the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
from	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the royal	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
palace	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
and from the princes	וְהַשָּׂרִ֑ים	wə·haś·śā·rîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
and had presented	וַיִּתֵּן֙	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to the king	לְמֶ֣לֶךְ	lə·me·leḵ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֔וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
it did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
help	לְעֶזְרָ֖ה	lə·‘ez·rāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H5833 help, succour, assistance
him	לֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

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2 Chronicles 28:20 2 Kings 15:29 · Isaiah 30:16 · 1 Chronicles 5:26

2 Chronicles 28:21 2 Chronicles 12:9 · 2 Kings 16:8–9 · 2 Kings 18:15–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.