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.

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 12:9 records Shishak taking temple treasures from Rehoboam, just as Ahaz gave temple treasures to Assyria.

2 Chronicles 16:2 has King Asa giving temple treasures to Syria for an alliance—a parallel to Ahaz's identical strategy of using sacred wealth for political gain.

2 Kings 18:15 shows Hezekiah giving temple silver to Assyria, a parallel to Ahaz's similar tribute—both kings used sacred wealth to buy off invaders.

2 Kings 18:16 describes Hezekiah stripping temple gold to pay Assyria, exactly as Ahaz did—a direct parallel of desecrating the sanctuary for tribute.

2 Kings 16:8 is the parallel account of Ahaz taking temple and palace treasures to bribe Assyria—identical event recounted in Kings.

Proverbs 25:19 says trusting an unfaithful man is like a broken tooth; Ahaz trusted Assyria, which did not help him—a perfect illustration of this proverb.

Isaiah 7:20 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 7:20 shows that the Assyrian alliance Ahaz sought would bring divine judgment, not help—explaining why his tribute failed.

Hosea 5:13 Parallel

Hosea 5:13 describes Ephraim seeking Assyria's help to no avail—identical to Ahaz's futile tribute here.

2 Kings 15:29 Historical context

2 Kings 15:29 recounts Tiglath-pileser conquering Israel—the same Assyrian king Ahaz sought help from, showing Assyria's aggression against both kingdoms.

Jeremiah 2:18 condemns relying on Assyria for help—the same error Ahaz made, which yielded no benefit.

Jeremiah 2:36 says relying on Assyria brings shame—exactly what happened to Ahaz when his tribute did not help.