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Ahaz urgently dictates his plea to Assyrian envoys in Jerusalem, with the siege visible beyond the colonnade; Tiglath-pileser remains off-scene.
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2 Kings 16:7

A plea to Assyria

The Altar from Damascus · 2 Kings 16

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7So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hand of the king of Aram and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.”

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