2 Chronicles 28:15The men who have been mentioned by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all who were naked among them, dressed them, gave them sandals, and gave them something to eat and to drink, anointed them, carried all the feeble of them on donkeys, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brothers. Then they returned to Samaria.
The setting
Samaria, 735 BC. Named leaders personally dress, feed, and transport 200,000 former captives back to Jericho with donkeys for the weak, in modern-day West Bank, Palestine.
The emotion here: amazed at witnessing unprecedented mercy
The original word
labash (לָבַשׁ) — to clothe with dignity, not just covering but restoring honor
Why it matters
Jericho was called 'City of Palms' — they transported captives 20 miles to this oasis
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 28:15
They gave sandals to people walking home — a 20-mile journey on ancient roads
Common misconceptionThis seems like ordinary charity, but these were enemy soldiers caring for people they had just defeated in battle.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 28:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 28:15 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include compassion, restoration, kindness. Notable phrases: clothed all who were naked; gave them food and drink.
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“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
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