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

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.  ‡

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?  ‡