7 ^gSo Ahaz sent messengers to ^hTiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.” 8 Ahaz also ⁱtook the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasures of the king’s house and sent a present to the king of Assyria.