10. And now you are planning to enslave the people of Judah and Jerusalem. Yet are you not also guilty before the Lord your God?
11. Now listen to me! Send back those you have seized from your brothers, for the Lord is very angry at you!”
12. So some of the Ephraimite family leaders, Azariah son of Jehochanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jechizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai confronted those returning from the battle.
13. They said to them, “Don’t bring those captives here! Are you planning on making us even more sinful and guilty before the Lord? Our guilt is already great and the Lord is very angry at Israel.”