2 Kings 13:23-25 NASB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 13:20-25

We must here attend, I. The sepulchre of Elisha: he died in a good old age, and they buried him; and what follows shows, 1. What power there was in his life to keep off judgments; for, as soon as he was dead, the bands of the Moabites invaded the land?not great armies to face them in the field, but roving skulking bands, that murdered and plundered by surprise. God has many ways to chastise a provoking people. The king was apprehensive of danger only from the Syrians, but, behold, the Moabites... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:23

And the Lord was gracious to them ,.... To Israel, notwithstanding their apostasy from him, and the idolatry of the calves they were guilty of: and had compassion on them ; being in oppression and distress: and had respect unto them ; looked upon them with an eye of pity and mercy: because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob ; made so long ago he still remembered: and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet ; or suffered them to be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:24

So Hazael the king of Syria died, and Benhadad his son reigned in his stead. This was Benhadad the third; the first of this name was of the Damascene kings; but though the kingdom was now in another family, yet this name, being respectable with the Syrians, was retained in it. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:25

And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war ,.... Which were in the countries of Gilead and Bashan, and belonged to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, 2 Kings 10:33 , three times did Joash beat him : in so many pitched battles, but where is not said, no doubt one of them was in Aphek, at least, 2 Kings 13:17 , and perhaps the other two on the other side... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 13:23

And the Lord was gracious unto them - ויחן vaiyachon , he had tender affection for them, as a husband has for his wife, or a father for his own children. And had compassion on them - וירחמם vairachamem , his bowels yearned over them; he felt for them, he sympathized with them in all their distress: Therefore are my bowels troubled; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord, Jeremiah 31:20 . And had respect unto them - ויפן vaiyiphen ,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 13:25

Three times did Joash beat him - The particulars of these battles we have not; but these three victories were according to the prediction of Elisha, 2 Kings 13:19 . That these victories were very decisive we learn from their fruits, for Joash took from the Syrians the cities which Hazael had taken from Israel: viz., Gilead, the possessions of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and the country of Bashan; see 2 Kings 10:33 . Thus God accomplished his word of judgment,... 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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:10-25

THE REIGN OF JOASH . The writer passes from the reign of Jehoahaz, Jehu's son, to that of Joash, Jehu's grandson, which he seems to have intended at first to dispatch in the short space of four verses ( 2 Kings 13:10-13 ). He afterwards, however, saw reason to add to his narrative, first, an account of an interview between Joash and Elisha, shortly Before the death of the latter ( 2 Kings 13:14-19 ); secondly, an account of a miracle wrought soon afterwards by means of Elisha's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:22-25

Joash's victories. We have in the closing verses a record of the fulfillment of the promise given through Elisha. Notice— I. THE GROUND OF THESE VICTORIES . While God had respect to the prayer of Jehoahaz, there was a deeper ground for his interposition to save Israel. He was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had respect to them, we are told, because of his covenant with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. More specifically, we have as grounds: 1. Love to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:23

And the Lord was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them. Even in his wrath God, thinketh upon mercy." While he was still punishing Israel by the sword of Hazael, he was yet careful not to make a full end, not to allow the affliction to proceed too far. He still preserved the nation, and kept it in being. And had respect unto them — i.e. "considered them—kept them in his mind—did not permit them to slip out of his recollection"— because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 13:20-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 13:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 13:25

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1-25

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:10-25

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:22-25

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:23

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