Translations
Ahaz stripped the house of Yahweh, the royal palace, and the princes' houses to pay tribute to the king of Assyria—but it brought him no help at all.
Achaz stripped the house of YHWH and the house of the king and of the princes and gave tribute to the king of Ashur—but it was no help to him.
For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.
Although Ahaz had taken a portion from the house of the LORD, from the royal palace, and from the princes and had presented it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.