2 Kings 16:8
And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.
Cross-reference
In 2 Kings 16:17, Ahaz continues stripping temple furnishings to pay Assyria, directly extending the tribute action here.
In 2 Kings 16:18, Ahaz alters the temple's Sabbath structure and entry for the Assyrian king, a further consequence of the tribute.
In 2 Kings 12:18, Jehoash gives temple treasures to Hazael, mirroring Ahaz's exact action of sending temple gold to Assyria.
In 2 Kings 18:15, Hezekiah gives temple silver to the Assyrian king, repeating the same pattern of tribute as Ahaz.
In 2 Kings 18:16, Hezekiah cuts gold from temple doors to pay Assyria, echoing Ahaz's stripping of temple treasures.
2 Kings 15:19 records Menahem paying tribute to Assyria — a direct historical parallel of buying off Assyria.
2 Kings 17:3 describes Hoshea giving presents to Shalmaneser — another king of Israel paying tribute to Assyria, like Ahaz.
In 2 Chronicles 16:2, Asa sends temple silver and gold to Syria, a parallel act of using sacred treasures for political bribery.
In 2 Chronicles 28:20, the Assyrian king comes but brings distress, not help—the direct outcome of Ahaz's tribute here.
In 2 Chronicles 28:21, the chronicler records Ahaz taking temple treasures as tribute, identical to the event here.
Isaiah 7:17 predicts the king of Assyria will bring calamity — Ahaz's tribute attempts to bribe that very threat.
Isaiah 8:7 continues the prophecy of Assyria overwhelming Judah like floodwaters — the consequence of Ahaz's deal.
Isaiah 8:8 further describes Assyria's invasion reaching Judah — the outcome of Ahaz's tribute.
Isaiah 7:20 prophesies Assyria will shave Judah with a hired razor — the humiliating consequence of Ahaz's alliance.
In Isaiah 10:13, the Assyrian king boasts of taking plunder by his own strength, contrasting with Ahaz voluntarily giving temple treasures to buy his help.
2 Chronicles 12:9 tells of Shishak taking temple treasures by force — Ahaz gives them voluntarily, a different kind of loss.