16:7a So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying,

Then Ahaz sent some men to give/tell a message to Tiglath-Pileser, Assyria’s king.

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Meanwhile King Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria. They said to him,

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King Ahaz of Judah sent a message telling the chief of Assyria ⌊named⌋ Tiglath-Pileser that

16:7b “I am your servant and your son.

The message read/said, “I, ⌊Ahaz,⌋ am your (sing.) servant and your son.

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“Ahaz is ⌊devoted to you (sing.) ⌋ like a servant or a son.

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he/Ahaz was committed to serving him/Tiglath-Pileser with love/devotion.

16:7c Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel,

⌊Kindly⌋ come (sing.) here and save me from the power of Syria’s king and Israel’s king.

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Please come (sing.) and defend him from the kings/rulers of Syria and of Israel.

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He begged Tiglath-Pileser to come to his help/assistance against the armies of Syria and Israel,

16:7d who are rising up against me.”

They are attacking me!”

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Both of them have begun to fight against my ⌊people/land⌋ .”

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who had begun an aggressive war against him.

16:7b-d (reordered)

“The king of Aram and the king of Israel are attacking me. Please come and help me, for I am your ⌊humble/obedient⌋ servant, your ⌊loyal⌋ son .”

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