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He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

The Lord his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians[a] defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus.[b] He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him.[c] In one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 warriors in Judah, because they had abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 28:5 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Syrians) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 2 Chronicles 28:5 tn Heb “and took captive from him a great captivity and brought [them] to Damascus.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 28:5 tn Heb “who struck him down with a great striking.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 28:6 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 9, 25).