Passage

Treasures and hostages taken

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

²⁴He took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in God’s house with Obed-Edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, and the hostages, and returned to Samaria.

2 Chronicles 25:24World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

Joash takes gold, silver, temple vessels, royal treasures and hostages before returning to Samaria.

To understand

The account has just described his capture of Amaziah and the destruction of part of Jerusalem's wall. The losses listed here include people alongside objects and money.

A question

How does the mention of hostages change the picture given by the list of treasures?