2 Chronicles 28:4-6

28:4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

28:5 The Lord his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians 1  defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus. 2  He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him. 3  28:6 In one day King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel killed 120,000 warriors in Judah, because they had abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors. 4 

2 Chronicles 28:16

28:16 At that time King Ahaz asked the king 5  of Assyria for help.

1 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 tn Heb “and took captive from him a great captivity and brought [them] to Damascus.”

3 tn Heb “who struck him down with a great striking.”

4 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 9, 25).

5 tc Most Hebrew mss read the plural, “kings,” but one Hebrew ms, the LXX and Vulgate read the singular “king.” Note the singular in v. 20.