C. F. Keil and Franz Delitzsch on 2 Kings 16:7-8
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2 Kings16:7-8
2Ki 16:7-8
In this distress Ahaz turned to Tiglath-pileser, without regarding either the word of Isaiah in 2Ki 7:4., which promised salvation, or the prophet’s warning against an alliance with Assyria, and by sending the gold and silver which were found in the treasures of the temple and palace, purchased his assistance against Rezin and Pekah. Whether this occurred immediately after the invasion of the land by the allied kings, or not till after they had defeated the Judaean army and advanced against Jerusalem, it is impossible to discover either from this verse or from 2Ch 28:16; but probably it was after the first great victory gained by the foe, with which Isa 7 and 8 agree. - On קומים for קמים see Ewald, §151, b.
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