^{20 Ref} Then Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, came to him, but was a cause of trouble and not of strength to him.

^{21 Ref} For Ahaz took a part of the wealth from the house of the Lord, and from the house of the king and of the great men, and gave it to the king of Assyria; but it was no help to him.

^{22 Ref} And in the time of his trouble, this same King Ahaz did even more evil against the Lord.

^{23 Ref} For he made offerings to the gods of Damascus, who were attacking him, and said, Because the gods of the kings of Aram are giving them help, I will make offerings to them so that they may give me help. But they were the cause of his downfall, and of that of all Israel.