2 Kings 16:7-8
16:7 Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your dependent. 1 March up and rescue me from the power 2 of the king of Syria and the king of Israel, who have attacked 3 me.”
16:8 Then Ahaz took the silver and gold that were 4 in the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the royal palace and sent it as tribute 5 to the king of Assyria.
1 tn Heb “son.” Both terms (“servant” and “son”) reflect Ahaz’s subordinate position as Tiglath-pileser’s subject.
2 tn Heb “hand, palm.”
3 tn Heb “who have arisen against.”
4 tn Heb “that was found.”
5 tn Or “bribe money.”