2 Chronicles 28:17 KJV

For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.

Difficult Passages

  • Did the king of Assyria help Ahaz?He took Damascus and slew Rezin, as Ahaz asked; but he made Ahaz his vassal, took his treasures, and left him to the Edomites and Philistines: Ahaz was distressed, not strengthened.

Matthew Henry

  • The wicked reign of Ahaz in JudahIsrael gained this victory because God was wroth with Judah, and made them the rod of his indignation. He reminds them of their own sins. It ill becomes...

Thompson Chains

  • War ThreatenedSee the chain from Leviticus 26:25 · 10 links
  • EdomitesSee the chain from Genesis 36:9 · 5 links

Cross References

  • Obadiah 1:10 For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
  • Leviticus 26:18 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
  • 2 Chronicles 25:11–12 And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand. …
  • Obadiah 1:13–14 Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity; …

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Kings of Israel & Judah

  • AhazKing of Judah · 742–726 BC

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Bible Dictionary

  • JudahPraise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: “Now will I...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • For again the Edomites וְעוֹד wĕʿôd Adverb · with and אֲדוֹמִים ʾădômîm אֱדֹמִי Noun · masculine plural
  • had come בָּאוּ bāʾww בּוֹא Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
  • and smitten וַיַּכּוּ wayyakkû נָכָה Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • Judah בִיהוּדָה bîhûdâ יְהוּדָה Proper name · with preposition
  • and carried away וַיִּשְׁבּוּ wayyišbû שָׁבָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • captives שֶׁבִי šebî שְׁבִי Noun · masculine or feminine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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