2 Kings 13:4

2 Kings 13:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Jehoahaz sought the Lord’s favor, and the Lord listened to him, for he saw how severely the king of Aram was oppressing Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the Lord, and the Lord listened to him, for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Jehoahaz pleaded with the Lord, and the Lord listened to him; for He saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

Context of 2 Kings 13:4

2He did evil in the sight of the Lord. He continued in the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who had encouraged Israel to sin; he did not repudiate those sins. 3The Lord was furious with Israel and handed them over to King Hazael of Syria and to Hazael’s son Ben Hadad for many years. Jehoahaz asked for the Lord’s mercy and the Lord responded favorably, for he saw that Israel was oppressed by the king of Syria. 5The Lord provided a deliverer for Israel and they were freed from Syria’s power. The Israelites once more lived in security. 6But they did not repudiate the sinful ways of the family of Jeroboam, who encouraged Israel to sin; they continued in those sins. There was even an Asherah pole standing in Samaria.

2 Kings 13:4 word by word

וַיְחַ֥ל יְהוֹאָחָ֖ז אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֤י רָאָה֙ אֶת־לַ֣חַץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־לָחַ֥ץ אֹתָ֖ם מֶ֥לֶךְ אֲרָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָזyehô'âchâz · JehoahazH3059
• besoughtחָלָהchâlâh · to begH2470
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hearkenedשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• untoפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
• him: for he sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the oppressionלַ֫חַץlachats · oppressionH3906
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• because the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Syriaאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• oppressedלָחַץlâchats · to oppressH3905

Cross-references for 2 Kings 13:4

• Numbers 21:7Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord that he would take away the snakes from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.
• Judges 6:6Israel was so severely weakened by Midian that the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help.
• Judges 10:10The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord: “We have sinned against you. We abandoned our God and worshiped the Baals.”
• Psalms 78:34When he struck them down, they sought his favor; they turned back and longed for God.
• Isaiah 26:16O Lord, in distress they looked for you; they uttered incantations because of your discipline.
• Jeremiah 2:27They say to a wooden idol, ‘You are my father.’ They say to a stone image, ‘You gave birth to me.’ Yes, they have turned away from me instead of turning to me. Yet when they are in trouble, they say, ‘Come and save us!’
• 2 Kings 14:26The Lord saw Israel’s intense suffering; everyone was weak and incapacitated and Israel had no deliverer.
• Genesis 21:17But God heard the boy’s voice. The angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and asked her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Don’t be afraid, for God has heard the boy’s voice right where he is crying.
• Exodus 3:7The Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
• Judges 10:15But the Israelites said to the Lord, “We have sinned. You do to us as you see fit, but deliver us today!”
• 2 Chronicles 33:12In his pain Manasseh asked the Lord his God for mercy and truly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
• Psalms 50:15Pray to me when you are in trouble! I will deliver you, and you will honor me!”
• Psalms 106:43Many times he delivered them, but they had a rebellious attitude, and degraded themselves by their sin.
• Jeremiah 33:3‘Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious things which you still do not know about.’
• Genesis 31:42If the God of my father – the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears – had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night.”
• Exodus 3:9And now indeed the cry of the Israelites has come to me, and I have also seen how severely the Egyptians oppress them.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 13:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened: Despite Jehoahaz's poor spiritual state, God kindly answered his prayer. The Lord kindly answers the sincere prayers of His people (see also 2 Kings 4:32–35; 6:17–20; 19:14–28; 20:2–6; 1 Kings 3:8–14; 13:4–6; 17:21–23; 18:36–39; Psalm 34:4–7; James 5:16). the LORD gave Israel a deliverer (compare Judges 3:9, 15): Scholars have suggested many possibilities for Israel’s rescuer. The most likely…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. he saw the oppression of Israel--that is, commiserated the fallen condition of His chosen people. The divine honor and the interests of true religion required that deliverance should be granted them to check the triumph of the idolatrous enemy and put an end to their blasphemous taunts that God had forsaken Israel (De 32:27; Psa 12:4).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 13:4

• Jehoahaz
• Prayer
• Repentance
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Syria
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Syria, Ashur
• Benhadad
• Coming
• Hazael
• Jehoahaz
• Oppression

Commentaries on 2 Kings 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings