Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 28:21
For Ahaz took away a portion [out] of the house of the LORD, and [out] of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave [it] unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.
21. took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house ] Render, plundered the house of the LORD and the house, etc.
but he helped ] R.V. but it helped.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 21. But he helped him not.] He did him no ultimate service. 2Kg 16:9.
After ver. 15, the 23d, 24th, and 25th verses are introduced before the 16th, in the Syriac and Arabic, and the 22d verse is wholly wanting in both, though some of the expressions may be found in the twenty-first verse.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Distressed him, or, straitened him, by robbing him of his treasures. But he helped him not, but strengthened him not; a most emphatical expression: for though he weakened his present enemy the Syrian, as is related, 2Ki 16:9, yet really, and all things considered, he did not strengthen Ahaz and his kingdom, but rather weaken them; for by the removing the Syrian, who, though a troublesome neighbour, was a kind of bulwark to him, as to many other enemies, he smoothed the way for himself, a far more dangerous and mischievous enemy, as appears by his invasion of Judah in the very next kings reign.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes,…. A part out of the treasures of the temple, and a part out of his own treasures, and another which he levied upon his nobles:
and gave it unto the king of Assyria; sent it to him as a present, to engage him on his side, and assist him against his enemies, 2Ki 16:10
but he helped him not; [See comments on 2Ch 28:20].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(21) Took away a portion . . . gave it.Rather, For Ahaz had despoiled the house of the Lord, and the house of the king and the princes, and had given it. (Comp. 2Ki. 16:8.)
The princesi.e., the great courtiers living in the palace, whose valuables as well as those of Ahaz were ransacked to make up the costly bribe. (Syriac and Arabic, the vessels which were in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the former kings, and in the rich houses.)
But he helped him not.And it was not for help (i.e., it resulted not in help) to him. His submission to Tiglath brought him no real advantage, but rather hastened the downfall of his kingdom.
The Assyrians had no regard to the welfare of their vassals. The principle of the monarchy was plunder; and Ahaz, whose treasures had been exhausted by his first tribute, was soon driven, by the repeated demands of his masters, to strip the Temple even of its ancient bronze-work and other fixed ornaments (2Ki. 16:17, seq.). The time was not far off when the rapacity of the Assyrian could no longer be satisfied, and his plundering hordes would be let loose upon the land (Robertson Smith).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 28:21 For Ahaz took away a portion [out] of the house of the LORD, and [out] of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave [it] unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.
Ver. 21. And Ahaz took away a portion. ] He hoped hereby to ingratiate with the Assyrian; but the hope of the wicked shall perish, saith Solomon. See on 2Ki 16:8 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
took away: 2Ch 12:9, 2Ki 18:15, 2Ki 18:16, Pro 20:25
Reciprocal: 2Ki 15:29 – Tiglathpileser 2Ki 16:8 – the silver 2Ch 16:2 – brought out Pro 25:19 – General Isa 7:20 – shave Jer 2:18 – or what hast Jer 2:36 – as thou wast Hos 5:13 – yet