2Ch 28:20 | MHM | STEP | v. 20 : Ahaz's reliance on the king of Assyria backfired. Instead of helping, Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, oppressed him ( And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not ,. This was a bitter lesson for Ahaz: trusting in human alliances, especially with ungodly powers, leads to disappointment and destruction.

‏ 2 Chronicles 28:20

v. 20: Ahaz's reliance on the king of Assyria backfired. Instead of helping, Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, oppressed him (And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not,. This was a bitter lesson for Ahaz: trusting in human alliances, especially with ungodly powers, leads to disappointment and destruction.