The Assyrian appeal — treasures sent — 'And Ahaz took the silver and the gold that were found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house, and he sent a present to the king of Assyria' (וַיִּקַּח אַחָז אֶת־הַכָּסֶף וְאֶת־הַזָּהָב אֲשֶׁר נִמְצָא בְּבֵית־יְהוָה וּבְאוֹצְרוֹת בֵּית־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח לְמֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר). Ahaz plunders the temple and royal treasuries to pay Assyrian tribute. The verb 'took' (לקח) applied to sacred treasures indicates desecration.

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