2 Chronicles 28:5

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3 He burned incense in ^athe Valley of the Son of Hinnom, and burned ^bhis children in the ^cfire, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had ^dcast out before the children of Israel.

4 And he sacrificed and burned incense on the¹ high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

Syria and Israel Defeat Judah

5 Therefore ^athe Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria. They ^bdefeated him, and carried away a great multitude of them as captives, and brought them to Damascus. Then he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who defeated him with a great slaughter.

6 For ^aPekah the son of Remaliah killed one hundred and twenty thousand in Judah in one day, all valiant men, ^bbecause they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers.

7 Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king’s son, Azrikam the officer over the house, and Elkanah who was second to the king.

8 And the children of Israel carried away captive of their ^abrethren two hundred thousand women, sons, and daughters; and they also took away much¹ spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.

Israel Returns the Captives

9 But a ^aprophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out before the army that came to Samaria, and said to them: “Look, ^bbecause the Lord God of your fathers was angry with Judah, He has delivered them into your hand; but you have killed them in a rage that ^creaches up to heaven.

10 And now you propose to force the children of Judah and Jerusalem to be your ^amale and female slaves; but are you not also guilty before the Lord your God?

11 Now hear me, therefore, and return the captives, whom you have taken captive from your brethren, ^afor the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you.”

12 Then some of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who came from the war,

13 and said to them, “You shall not bring the captives here, for we already have offended the Lord. You intend to add to our sins and to our guilt; for our guilt is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.”

14 So the armed men left the captives and the¹ spoil before the leaders and all the assembly.

15 Then the men ^awho were designated by name rose up and took the captives, and from the¹ spoil they clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them and gave them sandals, ^bgave them food and drink, and anointed them; and they let all the feeble ones ride on donkeys. So they brought them to their brethren at Jericho, ^cthe city of palm trees. Then they returned to Samaria.

Assyria Refuses to Help Judah

16 ^aAt the same time King Ahaz sent to the kings of Assyria to help him.

17 For again the ^aEdomites had come, attacked Judah, and carried away captives.

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American Standard Version
Wherefore Jehovah his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away of his a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.

Amplified® Bible
Therefore the Lord his God gave Ahaz into the power of the king of Syria, who defeated him and carried away a great multitude of the Jews as captives, taking them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hands of the king of Israel, who smote Judah with a great slaughter.

Contemporary English Version
Ahaz and the people of Judah sinned and turned away from the LORD, the God their ancestors had worshiped. So the LORD punished them by letting their enemies defeat them. The king of Syria attacked Judah and took many of its people to Damascus as prisoners. King Pekah of Israel later defeated Judah and killed one hundred twenty thousand of its bravest soldiers in one day.

Darby English Version
Therefore Jehovah his God gave him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also given into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.

Good News Bible
Because King Ahaz sinned, the LORD his God let the king of Syria defeat him and take a large number of Judeans back to Damascus as prisoners. The LORD also let the king of Israel, Pekah son of Remaliah, defeat Ahaz and kill 120,000 of the bravest Judean soldiers in one day. The LORD, the God of their ancestors, permitted this to happen, because the people of Judah had abandoned him.

King James Version
Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.

New American Standard Bible
Wherefore, the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Aram; and they defeated him and carried away from him a great number of captives and brought {them} to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who inflicted him with heavy casualties.

New International Version
Therefore the LORD his God handed him over to the king of Aram. The Arameans defeated him and took many of his people as prisoners and brought them to Damascus.
He was also given into the hands of the king of Israel, who inflicted heavy casualties on him.

New King James Version
Therefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria. They defeated him, and carried away a great multitude of them as captives, and brought them to Damascus. Then he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who defeated him with a great slaughter.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Wherefore, the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Aram; and they defeated him and carried away from him a great number of captives and brought them to Damascus. And he fell into the hand of the king of Israel, who inflicted him with heavy casualties.

Revised Standard Version
Therefore the LORD his God gave him into the hand of the king of Syria, who defeated him and took captive a great number of his people and brought them to Damascus. He was also given into the hand of the king of Israel, who defeated him with great slaughter.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah his God giveth him into the hand of the king of Aram, and they smite him, and take captive from him a great captivity, and bring `them' in to Damascus, and also into the hand of the king of Israel he hath been given, and he smiteth him -- a great smiting.

New English Translation
The Lord his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians¹ defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus.² He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him.³

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