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Verse	Translation	Text
2Ch 28:16	King James	At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria--"kings," the plural for the singular, which is found in many ancient versions. "At that time," refers to the period of Ahaz' great distress, when, after a succession of defeats, he retreated within the walls of Jerusalem. Either in the same or a subsequent campaign, the Syrian and Israelitish allies marched there to besiege him (see on Kg2 16:7). Though delivered from this danger, other enemies infested his dominions both on the south and the west.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria--"kings," the plural for the singular, which is found in many ancient versions. "At that time," refers to the period of Ahaz' great distress, when, after a succession of defeats, he retreated within the walls of Jerusalem. Either in the same or a subsequent campaign, the Syrian and Israelitish allies marched there to besiege him (see on Kg2 16:7). Though delivered from this danger, other enemies infested his dominions both on the south and the west.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Kings - Princes, who may be called kings in a more general signification of the word.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Kings - Princes, who may be called kings in a more general signification of the word.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
The kings of Assyria to help him - Instead of מלכי malchey; Kings; the Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, and Chaldee, one MS., and the parallel place, Kg2 16:7, have מלך melek, King, in the singular number. This king was Tiglath-pileser, as we learn from the second book of Kings.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

The kings of Assyria to help him - Instead of מלכי malchey; Kings; the Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, and Chaldee, one MS., and the parallel place, Kg2 16:7, have מלך melek, King, in the singular number. This king was Tiglath-pileser, as we learn from the second book of Kings.

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