2 Kings 13 · Verse 4

2 Kings 13:4

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.
2 Kings 13:4, King James Version

2 Kings 13:4 in other translations

BSBThen Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel.
WEBJehoahaz begged the LORD, and the LORD listened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them.
ASVAnd Jehoahaz besought Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkened unto him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how that the king of Syria oppressed them.
YLTAnd Jehoahaz appeaseth the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkeneth unto him, for He hath seen the oppression of Israel, for oppressed them hath the king of Aram, --
DARBY(And Jehoahaz besought Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.
BBEThen Jehoahaz made prayer to the Lord, and the Lord gave ear to him, for he saw how cruelly Israel was crushed by the king of Aram.
WebsterAnd Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened to him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

What does 2 Kings 13:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. 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).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

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

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 they give him? He sought the Lord. See how swift God is to show mercy; how ready to hear prayer; how willing to find a reason to be gracious; else he would not look so far back as the ancient covenant Israel had so often…

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2 Kings 13:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְחַ֥לvay.Chaland he entreatedH2470
יְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazJehoahazH3059
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] face ofH6440
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'and he listenedH8085
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כִּ֤יkiforH3588
רָאָה֙ra.'Ahhe sawH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
לַ֣חַץLa.chatz[the] oppression ofH3906
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
לָחַ֥ץla.Chatzhe oppressedH3905
אֹתָ֖ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
אֲרָֽם\׃'a.RamAramH758

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 13:4

  • 2 Kings 14:26

    For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.

  • Exodus 3:7

    And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

  • Psalms 78:34

    When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.

  • Jeremiah 33:3

    Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

  • Judges 10:15-16

    And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

  • Exodus 3:9

    Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

  • Psalms 50:15

    And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

  • Genesis 21:17

    And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

  • Numbers 21:7

    Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

  • Isaiah 63:9

    In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

  • 2 Kings 13:22

    But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:12-13

    And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jehoahaz.
Nu 21:7; Jud 6:6,7; 10:10; Ps 78:34; Isa 26:16; Jer 2:27
the Lord.
14:26; Ge 21:17; Ex 3:7; Jud 10:15,16; 2Ch 33:12,13,19; Ps 50:15
Ps 106:43,44; Jer 33:3
he saw.
Ge 31:42; Ex 3:9; Isa 63:9
because the king.
22; 14:26

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Context

  • 2 Kings 13:3

    And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben–hadad the son of Hazael, all their days.

  • 2 Kings 13:4

    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.

  • 2 Kings 13:5

    (And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime.

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2 Kings 13:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas Joachâz oró á la faz de Jehová, y Jehová lo oyó: porque miró la aflicción de Israel, pues el rey de Siria los afligía.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
(Et Joakhaz implora l’ Éternel, et l’ Éternel l’écouta, car il vit l’oppression d’Israël, car le roi de Syrie les opprimait.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Joahas flehte Jehova an; und Jehova hörte auf ihn, er sah den Druck Israels, denn der König von Syrien drückte sie.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Deprecatus est autem Joachaz faciem Domini, et audivit eum Dominus: vidit enim angustiam Israël, quia attriverat eos rex Syriæ: