14:028:009 But a prophet of the lord was there,
whose name was Oded: and
he
went out before the host that came to Samaria, and
said
unto
them, Behold, because the lord God of your fathers
was
wroth
with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand,
and
ye
have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven.
14:028:010 And now ye purpose to keep under the children
of Judah and
Jerusalem
for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there
not
with you, even with you, sins against the lord
your God?
14:028:011 Now hear me therefore, and deliver the
captives again, which
ye
have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce
wrath
of
the lord is upon you.
14:028:012 Then certain of the heads of the children
of Ephraim, Azariah
the
son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth,
and
Jehizkiah
the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai,
stood
up against them that came from the war,
14:028:013 And said unto them, Ye shall not bring
in the captives hither:
for
whereas we have offended against the lord already,
ye
intend
to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for
our
trespass
is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
14:028:014 So the armed men left the captives and
the spoil before the
princes
and all the congregation.
14:028:015 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.
14:028:016 At that time did king Ahaz send unto the
kings of Assyria to
help
him.
14:028:017 For again the Edomites had come and smitten
Judah, and carried
away
captives.
14:028:018 The Philistines also had invaded the cities
of the low
country,
and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh,
and
Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages
thereof,
and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and
the
villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
14:028:019 For the lord brought Judah low because
of Ahaz king of Israel;
for
he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against
the
lord.
14:028:020 And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came
unto him, and
distressed
him, but strengthened him not.
14:028:021 For Ahaz took away a portion out of the
house of the lord, and
out
of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave
it
unto
the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.


