16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him.
17 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah and carried away captives.
18 The Philistines had invaded the cities of the low country and of the South (the Negeb) of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, and Soco, and also Timnah and Gimzo, with their villages, and they settled there.
19 For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, for Ahaz had dealt with reckless cruelty against Judah and had been faithless [had transgressed sorely] against the Lord.
20 So Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came to him and distressed him without strengthening him.
21 For Ahaz took [treasure] from the house of the Lord and out of the house of the king and from the princes and gave it as tribute to the king of Assyria, but it did not help Ahaz.
22 In the time of his distress he became still more unfaithful to the Lord–this same King Ahaz.