Elisha answered, “No, don’t kill them. You would not kill people that you captured in war with your sword and with your bow {and arrows}. Give the Aramean army some bread and water. Let them eat and drink. Then let them go home to their master.”
2 Chronicles 28:8 - Easy To Read Version The Israelite army captured 200,000 of their own relatives living in Judah. They took women, children, and many valuable things from Judah. The Israelites brought those captives and those things to the city of Samaria. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Israelites carried away captive 200,000 of their kinsmen [of Judah]–women, sons, and daughters–and also took much plunder from them and brought it to Samaria. American Standard Version (1901) And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. Common English Bible The Israelites took captive two hundred thousand women, boys, and girls from their Judean relatives and seized enormous amounts of plunder, which they took back to Samaria. Catholic Public Domain Version And the sons of Israel seized, from their brothers, two hundred thousand women, boys, and girls, and immense plunder. And they took it away to Samaria. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the children of Israel carried away of their brethren two hundred thousand women, boys, and girls, and an immense booty. And they brought it to Samaria. |
Elisha answered, “No, don’t kill them. You would not kill people that you captured in war with your sword and with your bow {and arrows}. Give the Aramean army some bread and water. Let them eat and drink. Then let them go home to their master.”
This is what the Lord says: ‘You must not fight against your brothers! Let every man go back home. I have caused this thing to happen.’” So King Rehoboam and his army obeyed the Lord’s message and turned back. They did not attack Jeroboam.
Now listen to me. Send back your brothers and sisters that you captured. Do this because the Lord’s terrible anger is against you.”
Zicri was a brave soldier from Ephraim. {\cf2\super [323]} Zicri killed Maaseiah, King Ahaz’s son, Azrikam the officer in charge of the king’s house, and Elkanah. Elkanah was second in command to the king.
(\{This means\} Manasseh will fight against Ephraim, and Ephraim will fight against Manasseh. And then both of them will turn against Judah.)
“My brothers, sons in the family of Abraham, {\cf2\super [267]} and you non-Jews who also worship the true God, listen! The news about this salvation has been sent to us.
The next day, Moses saw two Jewish men fighting. He tried to make peace between them. He said, ‘Men, you are brothers! Why are you doing wrong to each other?’
“The Lord will let your enemies defeat you. You will go to fight against your enemies one way, but you will run away from them seven different ways. The bad things that happen to you will make all the people on earth afraid.
You will have sons and daughters. But you will not be able to keep them. Why? Because they will be captured and taken away.