Then the four men just mentioned by name came forward and distributed clothes from the plunder to the prisoners who were naked. They provided clothing and sandals to wear, gave them enough food and drink, and dressed their wounds with olive oil. They put those who were weak on donkeys and took all the prisoners back to their own people in Jericho, the city of palms. Then they returned to Samaria.
Commentaries
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Jericho, which lies much farther from Samaria than many points in the territory of Judah, was perhaps selected because the captives had been carrie…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
And arrayed ... shod them. — And they clad them, and sandalled them. (For the miserable…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
What a wonderful thing that was! Ahaz ought to have said to Isaiah, "Your child's name is right, after all; for the remnant has returned." Did it n…
John Gill
JohnGill
And the men that were expressed by name rose up
Either those before named, (2 Chronicles 28:12) as Jarch…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Israel gained this victory because God was wrathful with Judah and made Israel His rod of indignation. He reminds them of their own sins. It is unb…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes