And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
The Israelites from the northern kingdom took 200,000 of their own people as prisoners, women, sons, and daughters, and also seized a lot of valuable goods from them. They brought all this stolen property back to Samaria.
This verse describes how the northern kingdom of Israel captured and enslaved 200,000 people from the southern kingdom of Judah, treating their own relatives as enemies.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of King Ahaz in Judah around 735-715 BC, the northern kingdom of Israel, led by King Pekah, attacked Judah in a conflict known as the Syro-Ephraimite War. This resulted in the Israelites capturing about 200,000 of their fellow Judeans, including women and children, as prisoners and seizing valuable goods, which they brought back to Samaria. The event highlights the tragic consequences of division between the two Israelite kingdoms, despite their shared heritage as descendants of Abraham.
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