John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1
In the twenty and third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah ,.... The same year he was so zealous and busy in repairing the temple, 2 Kings 12:6 , Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria ; whereas Joash began to reign in the seventh year of Jehu, and Jehu reigned but twenty eight years, 2 Kings 10:36 , and 2 Kings 12:1 , this could be but the twenty first of Joash; to reconcile which it must be observed, that it was at the beginning of the seventh... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1-9
This general account of the reign of Jehoahaz, and of the state of Israel during his seventeen years, though short, is long enough to let us see two things which are very affecting and instructive:? I. The glory of Israel raked up in the ashes, buried and lost, and turned into shame. How unlike does Israel appear here to what it had been and might have been! How is its crown profaned and its honour laid in the dust! 1. It was the honour of Israel that they worshipped the only living and true... read more