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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Jehoahaz prayed for the Lord’s help, and the Lord heard his prayer, for he could see how severely the king of Aram was oppressing Israel.

Context of 2 Kings 13:4

2He did evil in the eyes of the Lord by following the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit, and he did not turn away from them. 3So the Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and for a long time he kept them under the power of Hazael king of Aram and Ben-Hadad his son. 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. 5The Lord provided a deliverer for Israel, and they escaped from the power of Aram. So the Israelites lived in their own homes as they had before. 6But they did not turn away from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, which he had caused Israel to commit; they continued in them. Also, the Asherah pole remained 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 21:7The people came to Moses and said, “We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.
• Judges 6:6Midian so impoverished the Israelites that they cried out to the Lord for help.
• Judges 10:10Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord, “We have sinned against you, forsaking our God and serving the Baals.”
• Psalms 78:34Whenever God slew them, they would seek him; they eagerly turned to him again.
• Isaiah 26:16Lord, they came to you in their distress; when you disciplined them, they could barely whisper a prayer.
• Jeremiah 2:27They say to wood, ‘You are my father,’ and to stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ They have turned their backs to me and not their faces; yet when they are in trouble, they say, ‘Come and save us!’
• 2 Kings 14:26The Lord had seen how bitterly everyone in Israel, whether slave or free, was suffering; there was no one to help them.
• Genesis 21:17God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there.
• Exodus 3:7The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.
• Judges 10:15But the Israelites said to the Lord, “We have sinned. Do with us whatever you think best, but please rescue us now.”
• 2 Chronicles 33:12In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.
• Psalms 50:15and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
• Psalms 106:43Many times he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and they wasted away in their sin.
• Jeremiah 33:3‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
• Genesis 31:42If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would surely have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my hardship and the toil of my hands, and last night he rebuked you.”
• Exodus 3:9And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing 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