Second Kings Sixteen - King's Present

 

"So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, 'I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.' And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasuries of the king’s house, and sent it as a present to the king of Assyria," 2 Kings 16:7-8, NKJV. #KingsPresent

Presents were given to kings in the scriptures as a sign of submission or as tokens of peace; in many instances, great gifts of silver, gold and precious stones were set before rulers as a means to prevent a military attack or war.

Hosea 10:5-6, Isaiah 39:1-2 and Matthew 2:6-11.