2 Tawarikh 28:12-15

28:12 So some of ¹  the Ephraimite family leaders, Azariah son of Jehochanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jechizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai confronted ²  those returning from the battle. 28:13 They said to them, “Don’t bring those captives here! Are you planning on making us even more sinful and guilty before the Lord? ³  Our guilt is already great and the Lord is very angry at Israel.” ⁴  28:14 So the soldiers released the captives and the plunder before the officials and the entire assembly. 28:15 Men were assigned to take the prisoners and find clothes among the plunder for those who were naked. ⁵  So they clothed them, supplied them with sandals, gave them food and drink, and provided them with oil to rub on their skin. ⁶  They put the ones who couldn’t walk on donkeys. ⁷  They brought them back to their brothers at Jericho, ⁸  the city of the date palm trees, and then returned to Samaria.

[28:12]  ¹ tn Heb “men from.”

[28:12]  ² tn Heb “arose against.”

[28:13]  ³ tn Heb “for to the guilt of the Lord upon us you are saying to add to our sins and our guilty deeds.”

[28:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “for great is [the] guilt to us and rage of anger is upon Israel.”

[28:15]  ⁵ 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.”

[28:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “and poured oil on them.”

[28:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “and they led them on donkeys, with respect to everyone stumbling.”

[28:15]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.