2Ki 13:1-8 | Clarke | STEP | Jehoahaz reigns in Israel seventeen years; his various acts, and wars with the Syrians, . He dies, and Joash reigns in his stead, and does evil in the sight of the Lord, . Elisha's last sickness; he foretells a three-fold defeat of the Syrians, and dies, . A dead man raised to life by touching the bones of Elisha, . Hazael dies, having long oppressed Israel; but Jehoash recovers many cities out of the hands of Ben-hadad, his successor, and defeats him three times, . Verse 1 In the three and twentieth year of Joash - The chronology here is thus accounted for; Jehoahaz began his reign at the commencement of the twenty-third year of Joash, and reigned seventeen years, fourteen alone, and three years with his son Joash; the fourteenth year was but just begun.

2 Kings 13:1-8

Introduction

Jehoahaz reigns in Israel seventeen years; his various acts, and wars with the Syrians, 2Kgs 13:1-8. He dies, and Joash reigns in his stead, and does evil in the sight of the Lord, 2Kgs 13:9-13. Elisha's last sickness; he foretells a three-fold defeat of the Syrians, and dies, 2Kgs 13:14-20. A dead man raised to life by touching the bones of Elisha, 2Kgs 13:21. Hazael dies, having long oppressed Israel; but Jehoash recovers many cities out of the hands of Ben-hadad, his successor, and defeats him three times, 2Kgs 13:22-25.

Verse 1

In the three and twentieth year of Joash - The chronology here is thus accounted for; Jehoahaz began his reign at the commencement of the twenty-third year of Joash, and reigned seventeen years, fourteen alone, and three years with his son Joash; the fourteenth year was but just begun. Verse 5

And the Lord gave Israel a savior - This was undoubtedly Joash, whose successful wars against the Syrians are mentioned at the conclusion of the chapter. Houbigant recommends to read the seventh verse after the fourth, then the fifth and sixth, and next the eighth, etc. Verse 6

The grove also in Samaria - Asherah, or Astarte, remained in Samaria, and there was she worshipped, with all her abominable rites.