2 Chronicles 28:17

17 For in addition to this, the Edomites had come and smitten Judah and carried away captives.

2 Chronicles 28:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 28:17

For again the Edomites had come
As in the days of Jehoshaphat, ( 2 Chronicles 20:10 ) ,

and smitten Judah, and carried away captives;
taking the advantage of the weak and low condition Ahaz was in, and which was the reason of his sending to the king of Assyria.

2 Chronicles 28:17 In-Context

15 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.

16 At that time King Ahaz sent unto the kings of Assyria to help him.

17 For in addition to this, the Edomites had come and smitten Judah and carried away captives.

18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country and towards the Negev of Judah and had taken Bethshemesh and Ajalon and Gederoth and Shocho with its villages and Timnah with its villages, Gimzo also and its villages, and they dwelt in them.

19 For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he had made Judah naked and had completely rebelled against the LORD.