2 Kings 13:1-14:16 NIV

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

John Gill

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 13:1

In the three and twentieth year of Joash - The chronology here is thus accounted for; Jehoahaz began his reign at the commencement of the twenty-third year of Joash, and reigned seventeen years, fourteen alone, and three years with his son Joash; the fourteenth year was but just begun. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1

In the three and twentieth year of Joash ; rather, as in Josephus ('Ant. Jud.,' 9.8. § 5), in the one and twentieth year . This is a correction required by 2 Kings 13:10 and also by 2 Kings 12:1 . The proof is given at somewhat tedious length by Keil and Bahr. It seems unnecessary to enter into a lengthy discussion of the point, since all the synchronisms of the later kings of Israel and Judah are in confusion, and appear to be the work of a later hand. The son of Ahaziah King of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1-7

God's severity and God's goodness alike shown in the history of Israel under Jehoahaz. I. GOD 'S SEVERITY . Two sins only are noted as existing among the people at this time—the calf-worship, and the maintenance of the "grove" or asherah ( 2 Kings 13:6 ). One of these, the worship of the calves, was ancestral. It had been an established usage for a hundred and twenty years, and had been upheld by every king from the date of its institution. Even the prophets, with one exception ( 1... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1-7

Israel's humiliation under Jehoahaz. The story of the reign of Jehoahaz, Jehu's son, is a story of unmitigated misfortune. We note— I. JEHOAHAZ 'S EVIL REIGN . 1. The downward movement in Israel . With the extinction of Ahab's house, the rooting out of Baal, and the establishment of Jehu's dynasty, Israel obtained a new chance of doing well. But Jehu's reforming zeal soon died out, and he fell back into godless ways. His son followed the worse, and not the better,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1-9

THE REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ . The writer returns in this chapter to the history of the Israelite kingdom, taking it up from the death of Jehu, which was recorded in the closing verses of 2 Kings 10:1-36 . He sketches briefly the reign of Jehu's son and successor, Jehoahaz, in the present section, after which he passes to that of John's grandson, Jehoash or Joash. The Syrian oppression was the great event of Jehoahaz's reign. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1-13

The reigns of Jehoahaz and Joash, kings of Israel. Observe here I. THE PERPETUITY OF EVIL . How sad it is to read of one king after another, "He did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord"! And then the statement is usually made, "He departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin." A bad man does harm to others besides himself. "None of us liveth to himself." Not merely while we live, but after we are gone, our lives and words and deeds will... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1-21

The death of Elisha. "In the three and twentieth," etc. The Book of Kings is, to a large extent, a record of crime, and of crime of the most heinous and aggravated character. The terrible monstrosities recorded are, for the most part, ascribable, directly or indirectly, to kings. In this very chapter we have a sketch of two of those monarchs who have been among the greatest curses of their race. Jehoahaz, son and successor of Jehu King of Israel, whose reign was disastrous to the kingdom to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1-25

REIGNS OF JEHOAHAZ , SON OF JEHU , AND JOASH , SON OF JEHOAHAZ , OVER ISRAEL . NOTICES OF ELISHA . WAR OF ISRAEL WITH SYRIA . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 13:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1-7

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1-25

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