God’s Word Translation
2 Chronicles 28:9
9A prophet of the Lord named Oded was there. He went to meet the army coming home to Samaria. He said to them, “The Lord God of your ancestors handed Judah over to you in his anger. You killed them in a rage that reaches up to heaven.
2 Chronicles 28:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)But a prophet of the Lord named Oded was there, and he went out to meet the army when it returned to Samaria. He said to them, “Because the Lord, the God of your ancestors, was angry with Judah, he gave them into your hand. But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches to heaven.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded, and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria and said to them, "Behold, because the Lord, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he gave them into your hand, but you have killed them in a rage that has reached up to heaven.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out before the army that came to Samaria, and said to them: “Look, because the Lord God of your fathers was angry with Judah, He has delivered them into your hand; but you have killed them in a rage that reaches up to heaven.
Context of 2 Chronicles 28:9
7Zichri, a fighting man from Ephraim, killed Maaseiah, who was the king’s son, Azrikam, who was in charge of the palace, and Elkanah, who was the king’s second-in-command. 8The Israelites captured 200,000 women, boys, and girls from their relatives ⌞the Judeans⌟. They also took a lot of goods from Judah and brought them to Samaria. A prophet of the Lord named Oded was there. He went to meet the army coming home to Samaria. He said to them, “The Lord God of your ancestors handed Judah over to you in his anger. You killed them in a rage that reaches up to heaven. 10Now you intend to enslave the men and women of Judah and Jerusalem. But aren’t you also guilty of sinning against the Lord your God? 11Listen to me. Return these prisoners you have captured from your relatives, because the Lord is very angry with you.”
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וְ֠שָׁם הָיָ֨ה נָבִ֥יא לַֽיהוָה֮ עֹדֵ֣ד שְׁמוֹ֒ וַיֵּצֵ֗א לִפְנֵ֤י הַצָּבָא֙ הַבָּ֣א לְשֹׁמְר֔וֹן וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֗ם הִ֠נֵּה בַּחֲמַ֨ת יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם עַל־יְהוּדָ֖ה נְתָנָ֣ם בְּיֶדְכֶ֑ם וַתַּֽהַרְגוּ־בָ֣ם בְזַ֔עַף עַ֥ד לַשָּׁמַ֖יִם הִגִּֽיעַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But a prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- was there, whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- Odedעֹדֵד‛ôdêd ‛ôdêd · OdedH5752
- and he went outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- the hostצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
- that cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- of your fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- was wrothחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
- with Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- he hath deliveredנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- them into your handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- and ye have slainהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
- them in a rageזַ֫עַףza‛aph · rageH2197
- reacheth upנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
- unto heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 28:9
- 2 Chronicles 19:1King Jehoshaphat of Judah returned safely to his home in Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 25:15The Lord became angry with Amaziah. He sent him a prophet who asked him, “Why do you dedicate your life to serving the gods of those people? Those gods couldn’t save their own people from you.”
- 1 Kings 20:13Then a prophet came to King Ahab of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says: Have you seen this large army? I will hand it over to you today. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”
- 2 Kings 20:14Then the prophet Isaiah came to King Hezekiah and asked, “What did these men say? And where did they come from?” Hezekiah answered, “They came to me from the distant country of Babylon.”
- 2 Chronicles 28:5So the Lord his God handed him over to the king of Aram, who defeated him, captured many prisoners, and brought them to Damascus. He also handed him over to the king of Israel, who decisively defeated him.
- Judges 3:8The Lord became angry with the people of Israel. He used King Cushan Rishathaim of Aram Naharaim to defeat them. So Israel served Cushan Rishathaim for eight years.
- Psalms 69:26They persecute the one you have struck, and they talk about the pain of those you have wounded.
- Isaiah 10:5“How horrible it will be for Assyria! It is the rod of my anger. My fury is the staff in the Assyrians’ hands.
- Isaiah 47:6I was angry with my people. I dishonored those who belong to me. I put them under your control. You showed them no mercy. You placed a heavy burden on old people.
- Jeremiah 15:17I didn’t keep company with those who laugh and have fun. I sat alone because your hand was on me. You filled me with outrage.
- Ezekiel 25:12“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: Edom took revenge on the nation of Judah and became guilty because of it.
- Ezekiel 26:2“Son of man, Tyre said this about Jerusalem: ‘The city that was the gateway for the nations is destroyed, and its doors are swung open to me. I’ll get rich now that it’s ruined.’
- Obadiah 1:10“Because of the violence you did to Jacob, your relative, you will be covered with shame. You will be destroyed forever.
- Zechariah 1:15and I’m very angry with the nations who think they are at ease. I was only a little angry, but they made things worse.
- Genesis 4:10The Lord asked, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.
- Genesis 11:4Then they said, “Let’s build a city for ourselves and a tower with its top in the sky. Let’s make a name for ourselves so that we won’t become scattered all over the face of the earth.”
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 28:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9But a prophet of the Lord - whose name was Oded - To this beautiful speech nothing can be added by the best comment; it is simple, humane, pious, and overwhelmingly convincing: no wonder it produced the effect mentioned here. That there was much of humanity in the heads of the children of Ephraim who joined with the prophet on this occasion, the fifteenth verse sufficiently proves. They did not barely dismiss these most unfortunate captives, but they took…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Nothing more is known of this Oded. Compare 2 Chronicles 15:1. He went out before the host - Rather, “He went out to meet the host,” as the same phrase is translated in 2 Chronicles 15:2. A rage that reacheth up to heaven - i. e. not merely an exceedingly great and violent rage, but one that has displeased God.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10you have slaughtered them: Although the Lord used Israel to punish Judah, the covenant forbade enslaving and murdering fellow Israelites (2 Chronicles 28:10; Leviticus 25:39–55).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-148-14. the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand--These captives included a great number of women, boys, and girls, a circumstance which creates a presumption that the Hebrews, like other Orientals, were accompanied in the war by multitudes of non-combatants (see on Jud 4:8). The report of these "brethren," being brought as captives to Samaria, excited general indignation among the better-disposed inhabitants; and…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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