2 Chronicles 28:17

17 since again the Edomites came and struck against Judah and took 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 Then the men designated by name arose and took the captives and from the plunder clothed all their nakedness. So they clothed them, gave them sandals, gave them food to eat, gave them water to drink, anointed them, and guided them with the donkeys [provided] for all those who stumbled, and brought them to Jericho, the city of the palm trees, next to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.

16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the king of Assyria to help him,

17 since again the Edomites came and struck against Judah and took captives.

18 And the Philistines sent raids into the cities of the Shephelah and the Negeb of Judah. And they captured Beth-Shemesh, Aijalon, Gederoth, Socoh with its villages, Timnah with its villages, and Gimzo with its villages. And they settled there.

19 For Yahweh subdued Judah for the sake of Ahaz, king of Israel, for he created disorder in Judah and acted unfaithfully against Yahweh.