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13 They said to them, “Don’t bring those captives here! Are you planning on making us even more sinful and guilty before the Lord?[a] Our guilt is already great, and the Lord is very angry at Israel.”[b] 14 So the soldiers released the captives and the plunder before the officials and the entire assembly. 15 Men were assigned to take the prisoners and find clothes among the plunder for those who were naked.[c] So they clothed them, supplied them with sandals, gave them food and drink, and provided them with oil to rub on their skin.[d] They put the ones who couldn’t walk on donkeys.[e] They brought them back to their brothers at Jericho, the city of date palm trees, and then returned to Samaria.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 28:13 tn Heb “for to the guilt of the Lord upon us you are saying to add to our sins and our guilty deeds.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 28:13 tn Heb “for great is [the] guilt to us and rage of anger is upon Israel.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 28:15 tn Heb “and the men who were designated by names arose and took the captives and all their naked ones they clothed from the loot.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 28:15 tn Heb “and poured oil on them.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 28:15 tn Heb “and they led them on donkeys, with respect to everyone stumbling.”