The sending back of the captives-an incident of the Israelitish war. I. THE WARRIORS OF ISRAEL AND THE CAPTIVES OF JUDAH . ( 2 Chronicles 28:8 .) 1 . The number of the captives. Two hundred thousand persons. 2 . The persons of the captives. 3 . The destination of the captives. Samaria, in the Assyrian monuments Sa-mir-i-na , the capital of the northern kingdom, built by Omri ( 1 Kings 16:24 ). II. THE WARRIORS OF ISRAEL AND THE ... read more
The very interesting contents of this and the following six verses are not found in the parallel. A prophet of the Lord … Oded . We do not know any particulars of this prophet; for his name and its possible identity with the name Iddo, see notes on 2 Chronicles 9:29 ; 2 Chronicles 15:1 , 2 Chronicles 15:8 . The growingly frequent references to the interposition of the prophets is much to be noticed, and their dignity, courage, fidelity, are brought into grand relief. They are very... read more
Divine and human pity. A very striking and a most unusual incident is here related; it has very few parallels in the page of ancient history. The hand that struck down the enemy very rarely failed to strike him when he was down. Here we have a refreshing picture of human relenting; of men who had just presented the cup of woe putting to the lips of the suffering a cup of mercy. But first we have a picture of— I. DIVINE PITY IN THE MIDST OF DIVINE PENALTY . It is clear... read more
For bondmen and bondwomen unto you . The denunciation of Deuteronomy 28:68 may be instructively compared with the emphatic prohibition of Le 25:46. The moral thread of ordinance that runs everywhere through the divinely established economy of the Old Testament Judaism should be devoutly observed. The verse, in the position of its words, furnishes an example of almost classical pattern: And now persons who are children of Judah and Jerusalem, ye are resolving within yourselves (literally,... read more
The fierce wrath ; i.e. not unannounced, for Oded means to say, "You are doing contrary to the Law and the Prophet Moses," as just quoted. read more
Oded's appeal, and forcible but most temperate and pertinent argument of the previous verses, was addressed to those who led the returning army, flushed with victory and haughty with their captives led in triumph, and, as 2 Chronicles 28:15 shows, cruelly, and with every deprivation of clothes and of shoes, etc. It now, however, fortunately meets with most welcome practical support from those ( certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim ) who had not had a hand in what had been done,... read more
Hither . The returning army was, no doubt, on the outskirts of Samaria, though the exact site of this interesting scene is not written . For whereas we have offended against the Lord ; Hebrew; לְאַשְׁמַת יְהוֹהָו עָלֵינוּ . Translate, For to the just cause of offence on the part of Jehovah with us, ye propose to add to our sins, and to the offence existing already with us; for great is that offence, etc. The genius of the word here rendered" offence," seems, from careful... read more
Before the princes and all the congregation ; i.e. the four and those who were now congregated round them. read more
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 ( 2 Chronicles 31:19 ; 1 Chronicles 12:31 ; 1 Chronicles 16:41 ). The captives ;... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:8
To Samaria . While the Syrian king carried his captives to Damascus ( 2 Chronicles 28:5 ), the Israel king carried his to Samaria. The numbers in this verse, with the added hundred and twenty thousand whom Pekah slew ( 2 Chronicles 28:6 ), may be compared with the military strength of the kingdom in Uzziah's time, as given in 2 Chronicles 26:13 . read more