Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.

Tilgath-pilneser

General references

Bible References

Tilgath-pilneser

2 Kings 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee—all the land of Naphtali—and deported the people to Assyria.
Hosea 5:13
When Ephraim saw his sickness
and Judah his wound,
Ephraim went to Assyria
and sent a delegation to the great king.
But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.

Distressed him

2 Kings 17:5
Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years.
Isaiah 7:20
On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River—the king of Assyria—to shave the head, the hair on the legs, and to remove the beard as well.
Isaiah 30:3
But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame,
and refuge in Egypt’s shadow your disgrace.
Jeremiah 2:37
Moreover, you will be led out from here
with your hands on your head
since the Lord has rejected those you trust;
you will not succeed even with their help.

General references

Proverbs 25:19
Trusting an unreliable person in a difficult time
is like a rotten tooth or a faltering foot.

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