KJV ORIGINAL
Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then some of the leaders from the tribe of Ephraim—Azariah son of Johanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood up to oppose those who were returning from battle.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
These leaders from Ephraim courageously stood up to challenge their own returning warriors who had taken captives from Judah.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred when Israel's northern kingdom had just defeated Judah in battle and taken 200,000 captives. The prophet Oded had warned that God was angry about taking their fellow Israelites as prisoners. These Ephraimite leaders were responding to the prophet's message by opposing their own victorious army.
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