1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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II Chronicles 28:5

*And the Lord, his God, delivered him into the hands of the king of Syria, who defeated him, and took a great booty out of his kingdom, and carried it to Damascus: he was also delivered into the hands of the king of Israel, who overthrew him with a great slaughter.

Year of the World 3263.

Booty. Hebrew, "number of captives." (Haydock) --- The two kings had besieged Jerusalem without success: (4 Kings) but now their forces were divided. (Menochius) --- The motives of this war were unjust, (Micheas 2:8.)