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2 Chronicles 28:15

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Then the men who were designated by name arose, took charge of the captives, and provided from the plunder clothing for the naked. They clothed them, gave them sandals and food and drink, anointed their wounds, and put all the feeble on donkeys. So they brought them to Jericho, the City of Palms, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

5 notes on this verse
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.

This site's exposition

clothed all that were naked among them

The named men carry out Oded's word to the letter: they clothe the naked, shoe them, feed them, anoint them, and set the feeble on asses for the road to Jericho, the city of palm trees. Commentators have long set this scene beside the parable of the good Samaritan in Luke 10, a likeness readers draw between mercy on the same Jericho road and captors turned caregivers, though Chronicles states no such comparison itself. Jamieson Fausset and Brown call it a beautiful incident, showing that even in national decline some still kept the law of God.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is strange that these princes, who in this instance discovered such a deference to the word of God, and such an influence upon the people, had not so much grace as, in obedience to the calls of God by so many prophets, to root idolatry out of their kingdom, which, soon after this, was the ruin of it.
And the men that were expressed by name rose up,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

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.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

And the men who were mentioned by name arose above (verse 12). Who were they? Those men who were of the heads of the sons of Ephraim: Azariah the son of Jehohanan and his colleagues.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on II Chronicles 28:15:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

29 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיָּקֻ֣מוּand they arose

    vaiyakumuH6965 →628 times

  • הָאֲנָשִׁים֩the men

    haanashimH582 →566 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־who

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • נִקְּב֨וּthey had been designated

    nikevuH5344 →

  • בְשֵׁמ֜וֹתby names

    veshemotH8034 →864 times

  • וַיַּחֲזִ֣יקוּand they took hold

    vaiyachazikuH2388 →291 times

  • בַשִּׁבְיָ֗הon the group of captives

    vashivyahH7633 →9 times

  • וְכָֽל־and all

    vekholH3605 →5413 times

  • מַעֲרֻמֵּיהֶם֮naked people their

    maarumeihemH4636 →

  • הִלְבִּ֣ישׁוּthey clothed

    hilbishuH3847 →110 times

  • מִן־from

    min-H4480 →1188 times

  • הַשָּׁלָל֒the booty

    hashalalH7998 →73 times

  • וַיַּלְבִּשׁ֣וּםand they clothed them

    vaiyalbishumH3847 →110 times

  • וַ֠יַּנְעִלוּםand they shod them

    vaiyanilumH5274 →

  • וַיַּאֲכִל֨וּםand they fed them

    vaiyaakhilumH398 →810 times

  • וַיַּשְׁק֜וּםand they gave to drink them

    vaiyashkumH8248 →

  • וַיְסֻכ֗וּםand they anointed them

    vaysukhumH5480 →

  • וַיְנַהֲל֤וּםand they led them

    vaynahalumH5095 →

  • בַּחֲמֹרִים֙on donkeys

    bachamorimH2543 →

  • לְכָל־<to> any

    lekholH3605 →5413 times

  • כּוֹשֵׁ֔ל[one who] stumbled

    koshelH3782 →62 times

  • וַיְבִיא֛וּםand they brought them

    vayviumH935 →2568 times

  • יְרֵח֥וֹJericho

    yerechoH3405 →

  • עִיר־[the] city of

    ʾir-H5899 →

  • הַתְּמָרִ֖יםthe palm trees

    hatemarimH5899 →

  • אֵ֣צֶלbeside

    ʾetzelH681 →

  • אֲחֵיהֶ֑םrelatives their

    ʾacheihemH251 →630 times

  • וַיָּשׁ֖וּבוּand they returned

    vaiyashuvuH7725 →1056 times

  • שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פSamaria

    shomeronH8111 →109 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.8 worksDeuteronomy 34:3the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.7 worksJudges 1:16Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.4 works2 Kings 6:22“Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return to their master.”4 worksJames 2:15–16Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.3 worksLuke 6:27But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Isaiah 58:7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?3 works1 John 3:17–18If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?3 worksMatthew 25:35–45For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,3 worksJob 31:15–23Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb?3 works2 Chronicles 31:19As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farmlands around each of their cities or in any other city, men were designated by name to distribute a portion to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed by the genealogies.3 worksRomans 15:1We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.2 works1 Timothy 5:10and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.2 worksRomans 12:20–21On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”2 worksLuke 8:27When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.2 worksActs 9:39So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.2 worksLuke 8:35So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.2 works2 Chronicles 28:12Then some of the leaders of the Ephraimites—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving from the war.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Judges 1:16

    Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live…

    it leads to

    • Numbers 10:29–32

      Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us,…

    • Judges 4:11

      Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.

    • 1 Samuel 15:6

      And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away…

    • Numbers 21:1

      When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked Israel and captured some prisoners.

    • Deuteronomy 34:3

      the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 34:3

    the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.

    it leads to

    • Judges 3:13

      After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.

    • Judges 1:16

      Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live…

  • Through

    2 Kings 6:22

    “Do not kill them,” he replied. “Would you kill those you have captured with your own sword or bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and then return…

    it leads to

    • Romans 12:20–21

      On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”

About 2 Chronicles

Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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