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Therefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria. They struck him, and carried away from him a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. He was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with a great slaughter.
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 5. Booty. Hebrew “number of captives.” Bible.—The two kings had besieged Jerusalem without success: (4 Kennicott.) but now their forces were divided. Menochius.—The motives of this war were unjust. Mic. 2:8.
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