A moment in scripture
2 Chronicles 28:15
And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
The surrounding passage
- 2 Chronicles 28:13
And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the Lord already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 28:14
So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
- 2 Chronicles 28:16
At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.
- 2 Chronicles 28:17
For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.