2 Kings 13:3-7 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 13:3

And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel ,.... They doing as their kings did: and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days ; the word "their" should not be supplied, since it was not true that Israel was delivered into the hands of both those kings of Syria as long as they lived; for they were delivered out of the hands of Benhadad, 2 Kings 13:25 , but the word "his" should be inserted for it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:4

And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him ,.... He did not apply in his distress to the calves he worshipped, but to the Lord; who had a regard to his prayer, not for his sake, or any righteousness of his, or even his repentance and humiliation, which were only external; but for the sake of Israel, and because they were oppressed, who were his people, and he their God, though they had sadly departed from him: for he saw the oppression of Israel ; not only with his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:5

And the Lord gave Israel a saviour ,.... Not an angel sent by him, nor a captain raised up among them, nor the prophet Elisha, who predicted their deliverance, nor Jehoahaz himself, but his son Joash, 2 Kings 13:25 . so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians ; were not in subjection to them, nor harassed by them, nor in fear of them: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as before time ; in peace and safety. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:6

Nevertheless, they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin, but walked therein ,.... Continued to worship the calves still, which was an instance of great ingratitude; the Syriac and Arabic versions read, "he departed not"; Jehoahaz the king: and there remained the grove in Samaria ; which Ahab made there, 1 Kings 16:33 , neither Jehu nor his son had it cut down, though Baal was destroyed. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:7

Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen ,.... This is to be connected with 2 Kings 13:4 , the verses 2 Kings 12:5 , being to be read in a parenthesis, as in our version, and to be understood of the king of Syria, who left no more to the king of Israel, not of the people of the land, but of his army, than fifty horsemen, all the rest being either taken and carried captive by him, or slain: and ten chariots ; military chariots, with the men they carried: ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 13:5

And the Lord gave Israel a savior - This was undoubtedly Joash, whose successful wars against the Syrians are mentioned at the conclusion of the chapter. Houbigant recommends to read the seventh verse after the fourth, then the fifth and sixth, and next the eighth, etc. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 13:6

The grove also in Samaria - Asherah, or Astarte, remained in Samaria, and there was she worshipped, with all her abominable rites. 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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 13:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 13:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 13:6

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 13:1-7

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