2 Kings 16:7-9

New Catholic Bible

⁷ Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser, the king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come and save me from the hands of the king of Aram and the hands of the king of Israel who have risen up against me.”

⁸ Ahaz took the silver and the gold from the temple of the Lord and the treasury of the royal palace, and he sent it to the king of Assyria as a gift. ⁹ The king of Assyria consented to his request, and the king of Assyria attacked Damascus and captured it. He deported its people to Kir.