2 Chronicles 28:5
Context28:5 The Lord his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians 1 defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus. 2 He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him. 3
2 Chronicles 28:8
Context28:8 The Israelites seized from their brothers 200,000 wives, sons, and daughters. They also carried off a huge amount of plunder and took it 4 back to Samaria. 5


[28:5] 1 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[28:5] 2 tn Heb “and took captive from him a great captivity and brought [them] to Damascus.”
[28:5] 3 tn Heb “who struck him down with a great striking.”
[28:8] 4 tn Heb “the loot.” The pronoun (“it”) has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.
[28:8] 5 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.