Hawker's Poor man's commentary
2 Kings 13:6-9
The best improvement to be made of the short account of this man's reign is, that God's grace exceeded his undeservings. Sweet is that scripture, the Lord delighteth in mercy. Micah 7:18.
The best improvement to be made of the short account of this man's reign is, that God's grace exceeded his undeservings. Sweet is that scripture, the Lord delighteth in mercy. Micah 7:18.
Verse 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....
BUT WALKED THEREIN - Rather, “he walked therein,” meaning Joash, the “saviour” of the preceding verse. THERE REMAINED THE GROVE ALSO IN SAMARIA - It seems strange that Jehu had not destroyed this when...
5. JEHOAHAZ AND JEHOASH OF ISRAEL, ELISHA'S DEATH CHAPTER 13 _ 1. The reign of Jehoahaz and his death (2 Kings 13:1)_ 2. Jehoash King of Israel (2 Kings 13:10) 3. Elisha and Joash (2 Kings 13:14
2 KINGS 13:1 TO 2 KINGS 17:6. The remainder of the history of Israel to the fall of Samaria, with the contemporary annals of Judah, is of the nature of chronicle rather than history. There are few int...
OF THE HOUSE OF. Some codices, with Aram, and Syriac, omit these words. WALKED. Hebrew "he [Israel] walked". THEREIN. Hebrew in it: i.e. in Jeroboam's way; but some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagin...
_and there remained the grove_[R.V. ASHÊRAH] _also in Samaria_ On Ashêrah, by which is probably meant a wooden image of a goddess worshipped with similar rites to those of the god Baal, see note on 1...
III. THE REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ IN THE NORTH 13:1-9 TRANSLATION (1) In the twenty-third year of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria; and he r...
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE THE KINGDOMS AT HIGH TIDE 2 Kings 13:10 to 2 Kings 15:7 Help came to Israel in the midst of the Aramean oppression from an unexpected quarter. In 802 B.C. the Assyrian king Adadni...
_NEVERTHELESS THEY DEPARTED NOT FROM THE SINS OF THE HOUSE OF JEROBOAM, WHO MADE ISRAEL SIN, BUT WALKED THEREIN: AND THERE REMAINED THE GROVE ALSO IN SAMARIA.)_ There remained the grove - Asherah, th...
REIGNS OF JEHOAHAZ AND JOASH OF ISRAEL. THE LAST PREDICTION OF ELISHA 3. All _their_ DAYS] RV 'continually,' i.e. throughout the reign of Jehoahaz. 5 A SAVIOUR] either Jehoash (2 Kings 13:25) or Jero...
THE GROVE] RV 'the Asherah': see on 1 Kings 14:15. If Jehu had altogether abolished the worship of Baal (2 Kings 10:28), this Asherah must have been connected with the worship of the Lord, like the pi...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 13 JEHOAHAZ’S RULE AS KING OF *ISRAEL V1 Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, became the king of *Israel. That happened in the...
NEVERTHELESS THEY DEPARTED NOT. — The restoration of Divine favour did not issue in the abolition of the irregular worship introduced by Jeroboam I. as the state religion of the northern kingdom. This...
אַ֠ךְ לֹֽא ־סָ֜רוּ מֵ חַטֹּ֧אות בֵּית ־יָרָבְ
THE DYNASTY OF JEHU Jehoahaz 814-797 2 Kings 13:1 JOASH 797-781 2 Kings 13:10; 2 Kings 14:8 JEROBOAM II 781-740...
INGLORIOUS ENDS 2 Kings 12:17; 2 Kings 13:1 As long as we are with the Lord, He is with us. Then our enemies are His enemies, and He shows Himself strong on the behalf of those whose heart is perfect...
Under Jehoahaz the story of corruption ran on in Israel. It was the story of continuation of evil as moral, and its consequent continuation as punishment. Readiness of God to forgive is revealed in th...
Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, [but] walked therein: and there remained the (e) grove also in Samaria.) (e) In which they committed their...
_A grove, dedicated to the worship of idols. (Challoner) --- Hebrew, "and the Ascera (grove of Astarte) was standing even in Samaria." That impure worship had gained ground again, after Jehu was dead....
But in the eleventh chapter we have another scene of deep import and interest. There is a wicked woman and when a woman is wicked there is no wickedness like hers. "And when Athaliah, the mother of Ah...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 THROUGH 17. Walking in the steps of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, the house of Jehu was no protection to Israel against Hazael. But the compassion of Jehovah...
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 ingratitud...
Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, [but] walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.) Ver. 6. _Nevertheless they departed no...
1 Iehoahaz his wicked reigne. 3 Iehoahaz oppressed by Hazael, is relieued by prayer. 8 Ioash succeedeth him. 10 His wicked reigne. 12 Ieroboam succeedeth him. 14 Elisha dying prophecieth to Ioash...
Nevertheless, or although, THEY DEPARTED NOT FROM THE SINS OF THE HOUSE OF JEROBOAM, WHO MADE ISRAEL SIN, BUT WALKED THEREIN; AND THERE REMAINED THE GROVE ALSO IN SAMARIA; the worship of Asherah, the...
JEHOAHAZ KING OF ISRAEL...
JEHOAHAZ REIGNS IN ISRAEL (vv.10-13) Jehoash reigned in Judah 40 years (ch.12:1), and in his 23 rd year Jehoahaz took the throne of Israel (v.1). He reigned 17 years, so it would appear both these...
WALKED: _ Heb._ he walked REMAINED: _ Heb._ stood...
1-9 It was the ancient honour of Israel that they were a praying people. Jehoahaz, their king, in his distress, besought the Lord; applied himself for help, but not to the calves; what help could the...
Which Ahab had planted for the worship of Baal, 1 KINGS 16:32, and which should have been destroyed, DEUTERONOMY 7:5....
2 Kings 13:6 depart H5493 (H8804) sins H2403 house H1004 Jeroboam H3379 Israel H3478 sin H2398 (H8689) walked...
THE REIGN OF JEHOAHAZ, KING OF ISRAEL (814/13-798 BC). On the death of Jehu, his son Jehoahaz ascended the throne of Israel. It was at a time when Assyria had not troubled the area for many years, and...
2 Kings 13:1. _In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. And he did that wh...
CONTENTS: Reign of Jehoahaz over Israel and his death. Accession of Jehoash and his death. Elisha's death and the miracle at his tomb. CHARACTERS: God, Elisha, Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Hazael. CONCLUSION:...
2 Kings 13:4. _Jehoahaz besought the Lord,_ as oppressed Israel had done in the time of the Judges. 2 Kings 13:5. _The Lord gave Israel a Saviour._ Not Joash, as some say, but Messiah, the Angel of hi...
_He did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord._ DEFECTION Just as two roads that diverge from each other at a very sharp angle, get the wider apart the further they go, till at last half a con...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 13:1 Jehoahaz and Jehoash. The story goes back to the northern kingdom, Israel, and focuses on the two northern kings who ruled during Joash of Judah’s lifetime....
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 13:6 THE ASHERAH... REMAINED IN SAMARIA. On Asherim, see note on 1 Kings 14:15. The English translation here implies that this is the same Asherah that Ahab made earlier ...
THE DEATH OF ELISHA CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 13:1. JEHOAHAS, THE SON OF JEHU, BEGAN TO REIGN OVER ISRAEL—Here the historian turns from the records of _Judah_ to those of _Israel_. The...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 13:1 REIGNS OF JEHOAHAZ, SON OF JEHU, AND JOASH, SON OF JEHOAHAZ, OVER ISRAEL. NOTICES OF
Now we're going to move north again to the reign of Jehoahaz over Israel in chapter thirteen. So up in Israel, Jehu has died and his son Jehoahaz begins to reign over Israel there in Samaria, and he r...
1 Kings 15:3; 1 Kings 16:26; 1 Kings 16:33; 2 Kings 10:29; 2 Kings
The grove — Which Ahab had planted for the worship of Baal, and which should have been destroyed, Deuteronomy 7:5....