¹⁵ And the men that have been mentioned 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, unto their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.

¹⁶ At that time did king Ahaz send unto the ^[a]kings of Assyria to help him. ¹⁷ For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away ^[b]captives.