The men who have been mentioned by name rose up and took the captives, and with the plunder clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them, gave them sandals, and gave them something to eat and to drink, anointed them, carried all the feeble of them on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
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The men who have been mentioned by name rose up and took the captives, and with the plunder clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them, gave them sandals, and gave them something to eat and to drink, anointed them, carried all the feeble of them on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
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And the men which were expressed 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, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
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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.
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- Deuteronomy 34:3 and the south, and the Plain of the valley of Jericho the city of palm trees, to Zoar.
- Proverbs 25:21-22 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink; for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you.
- Judges 1:16 The children of the Kenite, Moses’ brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.
- 2 Kings 6:22 He answered, “You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.”
- Job 31:15-23 Didn’t he who made me in the womb make him? Didn’t one fashion us in the womb? “If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail, or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it (no, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, I have guided her from my mother’s womb); if I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or that the needy had no covering; if his heart hasn’t blessed me, if he hasn’t been warmed with my sheep’s fleece; if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate, then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade, and my arm be broken from the bone. For calamity from God is a terror to me. Because of his majesty, I can do nothing.
- Isaiah 58:7 Isn’t it to distribute your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor who are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you not hide yourself from your own flesh?
- Matthew 25:35-45 for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’ “Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’ “The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry, and you didn’t give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in; naked, and you didn’t clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’ “Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn’t help you?’ “Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’
- Luke 6:27 “But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
- James 2:15-16 And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food, and one of you tells them, “Go in peace. Be warmed and filled;” yet you didn’t give them the things the body needs, what good is it?
- 1 John 3:17-18 But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him? My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
- 2 Chronicles 28:12 Then some of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who came from the war,
- Luke 8:27 When Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man out of the city who had demons for a long time met him. He wore no clothes, and didn’t live in a house, but in the tombs.
- Luke 8:35 People went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
- Acts 9:39 Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
- Romans 12:20-21 Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.” Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
- Romans 15:1 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
- 1 Timothy 5:10 being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Either for their wounds or weariness.
Either for their wounds or weariness.
Whose name were rehearsed before, verse 12.
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To them of the tribe of Judah.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 28:15 And the men which were expressed by…
2Ch 28:15 And the men which were expressed 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, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
Ver. 15. And anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them.] This was to "break off their iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, that there might be a lengthening of their tranquillity." {Dan 4:27} Clementia plus potest quam violentia. {a} Courtesy can do no more than cruelty, said Antigonus. Julius Caesar, Vespasian, Aurelian, and our Queen Elizabeth, are famous in history for showing mercy to their enemies.
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{a} Plut.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Which were expressed by name; which were appointed to…
Which were expressed by name; which were appointed to take care about the management of this business.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain At that time did King Ahaz send to the…
At that time did King Ahaz send to the kings of Assyria to help him. To Tiglathpileser, and his son, see Kg2 16:7, and the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions, read in the singular, and so the Targum.
, and the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions, read in the singular, and so the Targum.
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ch2 28:17For again the Edomites had come,.... As in the days of Jehoshaphat, Ch2 20:10,
and smitten Judah, and carried away captives; taking the advantage of the weak and low condition Ahaz was in, and which was the reason of his sending to the king of Assyria.
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Were expressed - Who were appointed to take care about the management of this business.
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2Ch 28:15. The men expressed by name — Nominated and appointed by the heads of the people, to take care of the captives, and see them well treated, which they did even to a very high degree of humanity.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Jericho, which lies much farther from Samaria than many…
Jericho, which lies much farther from Samaria than many points of the territory of Judah, was perhaps selected because the captives had been carried off principally from this point; or because there may have been less danger of falling in with portions of Pekah’s army on this than on the direct route.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Above. Heb. "by name." They deserved to be immortalized.…
Above. Heb. "by name." They deserved to be immortalized. H. --- Anointed. This was very common, (M.) and refreshing. Celsus i. 3.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the men which were expressed by name rose up--These…
the men which were expressed by name rose up--These were either the "heads of the children of Ephraim" (mentioned Ch2 28:12), or some other leading individuals chosen for the benevolent office. Under their kindly superintendence, the prisoners were not only released, but out of the spoils were comfortably relieved with food and clothing, and conveyed as far as Jericho on their way back to their own homes. This is a beautiful incident, and full of interest, as showing that even at this period of national decline, there were not a few who steadfastly adhered to the law of God.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. were expressed] R.V. have been expressed. The phrase…
15. were expressed] R.V. have been expressed. The phrase is characteristic of the Chronicler; cp. 2Ch_31:19; 1Ch_12:31; 1Ch_16:41; Ezr_8:20.
took the captives] Render, took hold of the captives; i.e. succoured them; cp. Heb_2:16 (ἐπιλαμβάνεται = “he taketh hold of”).
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to eat and to drink] Cp. 2Ki_6:23.
anointed them] Part of the host’s duty; cp. Luk_7:44-46.
to Jericho] Jericho perhaps belonged to the northern kingdom; cp. 1Ki_16:34; 2Ki_2:4. A road led to it from Mount Ephraim past ‘Ain ed-Duk, G. A. Smith, Hist. Geography, pp. 266 ff.
the city of palm trees] Cp. Deu_34:3. The phrase is an alternative name of Jericho; cp. Jdg_1:16; Jdg_3:13. Date palms were common in Jericho down to the seventh century of the Christian Era. Bädeker, p. 164.
to their brethren] Lit. “to the side of their brethren.” Jericho probably belonged to the northern kingdom; see above.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (15) The men which . . . by name.—1Ch_12:31;…
(15) The men which . . . by name.—1Ch_12:31; 1Ch_16:41. Certain chiefs formally designated for the office, perhaps including those of 2Ch_28:12.
All that were naked.—Literally, and all their nakednesses they clad out of the spoil (ma’arummîm, “nakednesses,” here only).
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(15) And arrayed . . . shod them.—And they clad them, and sandalled them. (For the miserable destitution of captives, see Isa_3:24; Isa_20:2; Isa_20:4, “naked and barefoot.”)
Anointed them (sûk, usually intransitive, e.g., 2Sa_14:2). (Comp. Luk_7:38.) A different word (mashah) was used to express the ceremonial anointing of kings and priests.
Carried all the feeble of them upon asses.—Literally, led them on he-asses, to wit, every stumbling one. There would be many such, as the captives were mostly women and children.
To.—Beside.
The writer dwells with manifest pleasure upon the kindness shown by their repentant foes of the northern kingdom to these Jewish captives. He may have intended to suggest a lesson to the Samaritans of his own age, whose bitter hostility had proved so damaging to the cause of the restored exiles (Neh_4:2; Neh_4:7-8; Neh_6:1-2 sqq.), and who, according to Rabbinical tradition, endeavoured to prejudice Alexander the Great against the commonwealth of Jerusalem (Talmud, Yoma, 69, A).
Some have supposed that our Lord had this passage in His mind when He uttered the parable of the Good Samaritan. The coincidences between the two stories are at any rate curious. (See Luk_10:30; Luk_10:33-34.)
The interposition of the Ephraite prophet Oded between the Ephraites and their Judæan captives is precisely parallel to that of the Judæan prophet Shemaiah between his people and the Ten Tribes, as related in 1Ki_12:22-24; and granting the truth of the one account, there can be no ground for suspecting the other.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The men which were expressed by name; Revised Version,…
The men which were expressed by name; Revised Version, which have been expressed by name. This is the probable, yet hardly certain, meaning of the clause. My name should be "by names." And the meaning may be that "the men who were now specified by names for the work rose up," etc. Under any aspect, it was likely enough these would embrace the four who had already spoken so piously and seasonably (2Ch_31:19; 1Ch_12:31 1Ch_16:41) The captives; Hebrew, hybvi literally, the captivity; i.e. of course, the body of captives (Deu_21:11 Deu_32:42) Clothed arrayed. These two renderings are both the same verb (vbl;), and even the same (hiph.) conjugation. The undisguised, apparent repetition in the Hebrew text, veiled and disguised in both the Authorized and Revised Versions, may perhaps be owing to the intentness of the narrative on saying, first, that all who were literally naked were clothed from their own captive spoil; and then, secondly, that all whosoever (dusty, dirty, tired, footsore) were clothed, in the sense of being fresh dressed. The eleven particulars of this verso are uncommonly graphic in the Hebrew text brevity of description. The verse may read thus: And the men appointed by their names rose up, and took the captives by the hand, and all of the naked of them they dressed from the very spoil, and dressed them (all), and shod them, and fed them, and gave them drink, and anointed them, and carried upon asses all the feeble ones, and brought them to Jericho, city of palms, to the very side of their brethren, and returned to Samaria. These made their own so far the blessedness of them of Mat_25:34-36. Jericho; i.e. well within their own land, to a fertile and shaded spot of it, with plenty of water, and whence probably all might most easily wend their ways to their own district and town, Jericho lay on the border of Benjamin. See Stanley"s most interesting account ("Sinai and Palestine," p. 805)
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