2 Kings 13:4 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Book Notes

2 Kings 13:4

2 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the ^asins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin. He did not¹ depart from them.

3 Then ^athe anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel, and He delivered them into the hand of ^bHazael king of Syria, and into the hand of ^cBen-Hadad the son of Hazael, all their days.

4 So Jehoahaz ^apleaded with the Lord, and the Lord listened to him; for ^bHe saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

5 ^aThen the Lord gave Israel a deliverer, so that they escaped from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents as before.

6 Nevertheless they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who had made Israel sin, but walked in them; ^aand the wooden image also remained in Samaria.

7 For He left of the army of Jehoahaz only fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers; for the king of Syria had destroyed them ^aand made them ^blike the dust at threshing.

8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

9 So Jehoahaz rested with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. Then² Joash his son reigned in his place.

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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Book Notes

I & II Kings

THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF KINGS, in the ancient copies of the Hebrew Bible, constitute one book. Various titles have been given them; in the Septuagint and the Vulgate they are called the Third and Fourth Books of Kings. The authorship of these books is unknown; but the prevailing opinion is that they were compiled by Ezra, or one of the later prophets, from the ancient documents that are so frequently referred to in the course of the history as of public and established authority. Their inspired character was acknowledged by the Jewish Church, which ranked them in the sacred canon; and, besides, it is attested by our Lord, who frequently quotes from them (compare I Kings 17:9; II Kings 5:14 with Luke 4:24-27; I Kings 10:1 with Matthew 12:42).

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