19. For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, because he acted without restraint in Judah and trespassed severely against the Lord.
20. Tilgath Pilneser king of Assyria came to him, and gave him trouble, but didn’t strengthen him.
21. For 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.
22. In the time of his distress, he trespassed yet more against the Lord, this same king Ahaz.