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

Tilgath-pilneser

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Bible References

Tilgath-pilneser

2 Kings 15:29
During the lifetime of King Pekah of Israel, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria attacked. He captured the cities of Ijon, Abel Beth Maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also captured Gilead, Galilee, and the entire territory of Naphtali, and carried its people off to Assyria.
Hosea 5:13
When Ephraim examined his illness and Judah his injury, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and inquired of the great king; but he could not cure you nor heal your injury.

Distressed him

2 Kings 17:5
After this, the king of Assyria invaded the entire land, approached Samaria, and began a three year siege.
Isaiah 7:20
At that time, the LORD will hire a barber to come from beyond the Euphrates River that is, the king of Assyria and he will shave your heads, your leg hair, and your beards, too.
Isaiah 30:3
But Pharaoh's protection will become your shame, and sheltering in Egypt's shadow your longing.
Jeremiah 2:37
You will also go out from this place with your hands over your heads. For the LORD has rejected those in whom you trust, and you won't prosper through them."

General references

Proverbs 25:19
A bad tooth and an unsteady foot that's what confidence in an unreliable man is like in a time of trouble.

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