^{20 Ref} And Tilgath-Pilneser king of Asshur cometh in unto him, and doth distress him, and hath not strengthened him,

^{21 Ref} though Ahaz hath taken a portion `out' of the house of Jehovah, and `out' of the house of the king, and of the princes, and giveth to the king of Asshur, yet it is no help to him.

^{22 Ref} And in the time of his distress -- he addeth to trespass against Jehovah, (this king Ahaz),

^{23 Ref} and he sacrificeth to the gods of Damascus -- those smiting him, and saith, `Because the gods of the kings of Aram are helping them, to them I sacrifice, and they help me,' and they have been to him to cause him to stumble, and to all Israel.