Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria came to him, and distressed him, but did not strengthen him.
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And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
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And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him,.... Not to Jerusalem, but to Damascus, where he made a diversion in his favour, and took that city, and where Ahaz met him,
Kg2 16:9
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and distressed him, but strengthened him not; exhausted his treasures, and laid a tribute upon him, but did not help him against the Edomites and Philistines, or recover for him the cities they had taken from him; and, in taking Damascus, he served himself more than Ahaz, and paved the way for seizing upon the ten tribes.
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