At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.
At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria - "kings," the plural for the singular, which in many ancient versions is found. "At that time" refers to the period of Ahaz's great distress, when, after a succession of defeats, he retreated within the walls of Jerusalem, where, either in the same or a subsequent campaign, the Syrian and Israelite allies marched to besiege him (see the note at 2 Kings 16:7-9). Though delivered from this danger, other enemies infested his dominions both on the south and the west.