2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 Chronicles 28:16 Ahaz appeals to Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria, rather than God, for help against the Edomites and Philistines, who were invading Judah’s southern borders (see 2 Kings 16:6). This decision misfired. Although Judah received relief from its enemies (including the Syro-Ephraimite coalition, 2 Kings 16:9), it would be controlled by Assyria for 30 years (see Isaiah 7:17; Isaiah 8:7).

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