2 Chronicles 28:17

For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.

The Edomites again came against Judah, smote the nation, and carried away captives. This assault took place during the reign of King Ahaz, when Judah was in a time of great trouble. The invasion exemplifies the strife, captivity, and loss that came upon Judah when it departed from God. It lays bare the sinful and dark condition of the people at that time.