2Chronicles:28:9-15
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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 .
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And now you propose to force the children of Judah and Jerusalem to be your male and female slaves ;
but are you not also guilty before the LORD your God ?
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Now hear me ,
therefore ,
and return the captives ,
whom you have taken captive from your brethren ,
for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you ."
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Then some of the heads of the children of Ephraim ,
Azariah the son of Johanan ,
Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth ,
Jehizkiah the son of Shallum ,
and Amasa the son of Hadlai ,
stood up against those who came from the war ,
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and said to them , "
You shall not bring the captives here ,
for we already have offended the LORD .
You intend to add to our sins and to our guilt ;
for our guilt is great ,
and there is fierce wrath against Israel ."
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So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the leaders and all the assembly .
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Then the men who were designated by name rose up and took the captives ,
and from the spoil they clothed all who were naked among them ,
dressed them and gave them sandals ,
gave them food and drink ,
and anointed them ;
and they let all the feeble ones ride on donkeys .
So they brought them to their brethren at Jericho ,
the city of palm trees .
Then they returned to Samaria .
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