2 Chronicles 28 · Verse 21

2 Chronicles 28:21

For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.
2 Chronicles 28:21, King James Version

2 Chronicles 28:21 in other translations

BSBAlthough 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.
WEBFor Ahaz took away a portion out of the LORD’s house, and out of the house of the king and of the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria; but it didn’t help him.
ASVFor Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of Jehovah, and out of the house of the king and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but it helped him not.
YLTthough Ahaz hath taken a portion out of the house of Jehovah, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and giveth to the king of Asshur, yet it is no help to him.
DARBYFor Ahaz stripped the house of Jehovah, and the house of the king and of the princes, and gave to the king of Assyria; but he was of no help to him.
BBEFor Ahaz took a part of the wealth from the house of the Lord, and from the house of the king and of the great men, and gave it to the king of Assyria; but it was no help to him.
WebsterFor Ahaz took away a portion from the house of the LORD, and from the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it to the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.

What does 2 Chronicles 28:21 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 But he helped him not - He did him no ultimate service. See the note on 2Kgs 16:9. After 2Kgs 16:15, the 23d, 24th, and 25th verses are introduced before the 16th, in the Syriac and Arabic, and the 22d verse is wholly wanting in both, though some of the expressions may be found in the twenty-first verse.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 28:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
חָלַ֤קcha.Lakhe had plunderedH2505
אָחָז֙'a.ChazAhazH271
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וְהַשָּׂרִ֑יםve.ha.sa.Rimand the officialsH8269
וַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.Tenand he had givenH5414
לְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhto [the] king ofH4428
אַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
לְעֶזְרָ֖הle.'ez.Rahfor helpH5833
לֽוֹ\׃lofor him

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 28:21

  • 2 Kings 18:15-16

    And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house. At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.

  • 2 Kings 16:8-9

    And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria. And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:9

    So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

  • Proverbs 20:25

    It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
took away.
12:9; 2Ki 18:15,16; Pr 20:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 28:20

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

  • 2 Chronicles 28:21

    For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:22

    And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.

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2 Chronicles 28:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Aunque despojó Achâz la casa de Jehová, y la casa real, y las de los príncipes, para dar al rey de los Asirios, con todo eso él no le ayudó.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car Achaz dépouilla la maison de l’ Éternel et la maison du roi et des chefs, et donna les dépouilles au roi d’Assyrie, mais il ne lui fut d’aucune aide.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn Ahas beraubte das Haus Jehovas und das Haus des Königs und der Obersten, und gab das Geraubte dem König von Assyrien; aber er war ihm nicht zur Hülfe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Igitur Achaz, spoliata domo Domini, et domo regum ac principum, dedit regi Assyriorum munera, et tamen nihil ei profuit.