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So the Israelites lived in their own homes as they had before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So the LORD provided someone to rescue the Israelites from the tyranny of the Arameans. Then Israel lived in safety again as they had in former days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />(Therefore the LORD gave Israel a savior, so that they escaped from the hand of the Syrians, and the people of Israel lived in their homes as formerly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />(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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD gave Israel a savior, so that they escaped from under the hand of the Arameans; and the sons of Israel lived in their tents as previously.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD gave Israel a deliverer, so that they escaped from under the hand of the Arameans; and the sons of Israel lived in their tents as formerly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, so that they escaped from under the hand of the Arameans; and the sons of Israel lived in their tents as formerly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh gave Israel a savior, so that they came out from under the hand of the Arameans; and the sons of Israel lived in their tents as formerly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD gave Israel a savior [to rescue them and give them peace], so that they escaped from under the hand of the Arameans; and the sons (descendants) of Israel lived in their tents as before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped from the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel returned to their former way of life,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped from the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel dwelt in their tents as before, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />(And Jehovah 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />by sending Israel a leader who rescued them from the Syrians, and the Israelites lived in peace as they had before. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />(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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So the LORD gave the Israelites someone to save them, and they were freed from Aram's power. They were able to live in their homes again as they had done before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD sent Israel a leader, who freed them from the Syrians, and so the Israelites lived in peace, as before. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD provided Israel with a deliverer, so they escaped the Aramean oppression while the descendants of Israel lived in tents as they had formerly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD provided a deliverer for Israel and they were freed from Syria's power. The Israelites once more lived in security.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />(The LORD gave Israel a savior, so that they went out from under the hand of the Arameans; and the children of Israel lived in their tents as before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />(And the LORD gave Israel a savior, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as formerly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />(Yahweh gave Israel a savior, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel lived in their tents as before. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and YHWH gives a savior to Israel, and they go out from under the hand of Aram, and the sons of Israel dwell in their tents as before;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Jehovah giveth to Israel a saviour, and they go out from under the hand of Aram, and the sons of Israel dwell in their tents as heretofore;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />(And Jehovah will give to Israel a saviour, and they will go forth from under the hand of Aram: and the sons of Israel will dwell in their tents as yesterday the third day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, and they were delivered out of the hand of the king of Syria: and the children of Israel dwelt in their pavilions as yesterday and the day before. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the Lord gave a savior to Israel. And they were freed from the hand of the king of Syria. And the sons of Israel lived in their tabernacles, just as yesterday and the day before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So the LORD gave Israel a savior, and the Israelites, freed from the power of Aram, dwelt in their own tents as formerly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore the LORD gave Israel a savior, so that they escaped from the hand of the Arameans; and the people of Israel lived in their homes as formerly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />(And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of Aram; and the children of Israel dwelt securely in their tents as beforetime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH gave a Savior to Israel, and they went out from under the hand of Edom, and the children of Israel dwelt in quietness in their tents like that of yesterday, and like that from the day before yesterday.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, so that they went out from under the hand of the Arameans; and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord gave deliverance to Israel, and they escaped from under the hand of Syria: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents as heretofore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/13-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=4360" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/13.htm">Jehoahaz Reigns in Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Then 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. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">So the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: lə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: mō·wō·šî·a‘ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">a deliverer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yê·ṣə·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">and they escaped</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: mit·ta·ḥaṯ (Prep-m) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yaḏ- (N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">the power</a> <a href="/hebrew/758.htm" title="758: ’ă·rām (N-proper-fs) -- Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr. ">of the Arameans.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">Then the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">lived</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: bə·’ā·ho·lê·hem (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">in their own homes</a> <a href="/hebrew/8543.htm" title="8543: kiṯ·mō·wl (Prep-k:: Adv) -- Or tmol; probably for 'ethmowl; properly, ago, i.e. A time since; especially yesterday, or day before yesterday.">as they had before.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8032.htm" title="8032: šil·šō·wm (Adv) -- Three days ago, day before, yesterday. Or shilshom; from the same as Shelesh; trebly, i.e. day before yesterday."></a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Nevertheless, they did not turn away from the sins that the house of Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, but they continued to walk in them. The Asherah pole even remained standing in Samaria.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Judges 2:16</a></span><br />Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27</a></span><br />So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-27.htm">2 Kings 14:27</a></span><br />and since the LORD had said that He would not blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">2 Kings 17:20</a></span><br />So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-39.htm">2 Kings 17:39</a></span><br />but worship the LORD your God, and He will deliver you from the hands of all your enemies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-7.htm">2 Kings 18:7</a></span><br />And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-19.htm">2 Kings 18:19-21</a></span><br />The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours? / You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me? / Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-6.htm">2 Kings 19:6-7</a></span><br />who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. / Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35</a></span><br />And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-8.htm">Isaiah 63:8-9</a></span><br />For He said, “They are surely My people, sons who will not be disloyal.” So He became their Savior. / In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Psalm 106:43-45</a></span><br />Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity. / Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress. / And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-13.htm">Psalm 107:13-14</a></span><br />Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. / He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-23.htm">Acts 13:23</a></span><br />From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-34.htm">Acts 7:34</a></span><br />I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">(And the LORD gave Israel a savior, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelled in their tents, as beforetime.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/13-25.htm">2 Kings 13:25</a></b></br> And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm">2 Kings 14:25,27</a></b></br> He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which <i>was</i> of Gathhepher… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27</a></b></br> Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest <i>them</i> from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/4-10.htm">Exodus 4:10</a></b></br> And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I <i>am</i> not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I <i>am</i> slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/19-4.htm">Deuteronomy 19:4</a></b></br> And this <i>is</i> the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/19-7.htm">1 Samuel 19:7</a></b></br> And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/13-4.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-16.htm">Aramaeans</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-15.htm">Arameans</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-10.htm">Beforetime</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-30.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-2.htm">Deliverer</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-11.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-30.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-18.htm">Formerly</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-8.htm">Free</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-11.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-17.htm">Homes</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-4.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-29.htm">Past</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm">Power</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-13.htm">Provided</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-47.htm">Savior</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-29.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-15.htm">Syrians</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-21.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/13-7.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-6.htm">Aramaeans</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-17.htm">Arameans</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-1.htm">Beforetime</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-6.htm">Children</a> <a href="/job/5-4.htm">Deliverer</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-5.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-30.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">Formerly</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-26.htm">Free</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-16.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-10.htm">Homes</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-25.htm">Past</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-8.htm">Power</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-3.htm">Provided</a> <a href="/psalms/17-7.htm">Savior</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-27.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-17.htm">Syrians</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-12.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/13-1.htm">Jehoahaz's wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm">Jehoahaz, oppressed by Hazael, is relieved by prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/13-8.htm">Joash succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/13-10.htm">His wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/13-12.htm">Jeroboam succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">Elisha dying, prophesies to Joash three victories over the Syrians</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/13-20.htm">The Moabites invading the land, Elisha's bones raise a dead man.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/13-22.htm">Joash gets three victories over Ben-hadad</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer</b><br>In the context of <a href="/2_kings/13.htm">2 Kings 13</a>, Israel was suffering under the oppression of the Arameans due to their disobedience to God. The "deliverer" mentioned here is not named, but it is understood to be a leader or a series of leaders who were raised by God to rescue Israel from their enemies. This reflects a recurring theme in the Old Testament where God raises deliverers, such as the judges in the Book of Judges, to save His people. This deliverance is a foreshadowing of the ultimate deliverer, Jesus Christ, who delivers humanity from sin.<p><b>and they escaped the power of the Arameans</b><br>The Arameans, also known as the Syrians, were a significant threat to Israel during this period. Their power and influence were substantial, and they frequently clashed with Israel. The escape from their power signifies a temporary reprieve and a return to peace, which was a direct result of divine intervention. This deliverance underscores God's sovereignty and His ability to rescue His people from seemingly insurmountable odds.<p><b>Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before</b><br>This phrase indicates a restoration of normalcy and peace for the Israelites. Living in their own homes suggests a return to stability and security, which had been disrupted by the Aramean oppression. This restoration is reminiscent of the peace and prosperity promised to Israel when they obeyed God, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. It also serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness to His covenant, providing for His people when they turn back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who intervenes to deliver His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, often struggling with idolatry and oppression from surrounding nations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_deliverer.htm">The Deliverer</a></b><br>An unnamed figure raised by God to rescue Israel from the oppression of the Arameans.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_arameans.htm">The Arameans</a></b><br>A neighboring nation that frequently oppressed Israel during this period.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/homes_of_israel.htm">Homes of Israel</a></b><br>Symbolic of peace and stability, representing a return to normalcy and divine favor.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite Israel's repeated disobedience, God remains faithful to His covenant promises, providing deliverance when they cry out to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_deliverance.htm">Divine Deliverance</a></b><br>God often raises unexpected deliverers to rescue His people, reminding us that His ways and timing are perfect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>True repentance leads to restoration and peace, as seen when Israel returns to their homes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The LORD's control over Israel's enemies demonstrates His sovereignty over all nations and circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_peace.htm">Living in Peace</a></b><br>The return to their homes signifies a period of peace and stability, which is a blessing from God that we should seek and cherish.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_confirming_jehoahaz's_reign.htm">2 Kings 13:1-9 - Is there extrabiblical or archaeological evidence that confirms Jehoahaz's reign, or does the absence of such data cast doubt on the historicity of this passage?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_abijah_more_faithful_in_chronicles.htm">2 Chronicles 13 compared with 1 Kings 15:3 - Why does Abijah appear more faithful in Chronicles than in Kings, and what might explain this seeming discrepancy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_samuel_5_align_with_archaeology.htm">How can 2 Samuel 5's claim of unanimous tribal support (5:1-3) be reconciled with limited archaeological evidence for widespread recognition of David's rule?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_chronicles_13_4-12__divine_vs._natural_war.htm">2 Chronicles 13:4-12 - How can the divine intervention claimed here be reconciled with naturalistic or historical explanations of warfare?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">A saviour.</span>--Jeroboam II., the grandson of Jehoahaz, a vigorous and successful sovereign, of whom it is said that Jehovah "saved" Israel by his hand (<a href="/2_kings/14-27.htm" title="And the LORD said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.">2Kings 14:27</a>).<p><span class= "bld">They went out from under the hand.</span>--Referring to the oppressive supremacy of Syria. From these words, and from those of <a href="/2_kings/13-22.htm" title="But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.">2Kings 13:22</a>, it would appear that Israel was tributary to Syria during some part of this period.<p><span class= "bld">Dwelt in their tents</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, in the open country. In time of war they were obliged to take refuge in strongholds and fortified cities.<p><span class= "bld">As before time.</span>--See Note on <a href="/1_chronicles/11-2.htm" title="And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, you were he that led out and brought in Israel: and the LORD your God said to you, You shall feed my people Israel, and you shall be ruler over my people Israel.">1Chronicles 11:2</a>; <a href="/genesis/31-2.htm" title="And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.">Genesis 31:2</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the Lord gave Israel a savior, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians.</span> A "savior'" means a deliverer from the hand of the Syrians (comp. <a href="/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9, 15</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27</a>, where in the Hebrew the word used is the same). The special "deliverer" was probably in the mind of the writer, Jeroboam II., by whom he says, in ch. 14:27, that God "saved" Israel; but Joash, who began the deliverance (ver. 25), may also be glanced at, <span class="cmt_word">And the children of Israel dwelt in their tents.</span> Here, as so often elsewhere (<a href="/1_kings/8-66.htm">1 Kings 8:66</a>; <a href="/1_kings/12-16.htm">1 Kings 12:16</a>; <a href="/2_kings/14-12.htm">2 Kings 14:12</a>; <a href="/zechariah/12-7.htm">Zechariah 12:7</a>), the word "tents" is a mere archaism for "abodes, houses." Israel had dwelt in tents until the going down into Egypt, and again from the time of quitting Egypt to the entrance into Canaan; and thus the word <span class="accented">ohel had ac</span>quired a secondary meaning of "abode," "dwelling-place." In the time which followed on the deliverance from the Syrian yoke, the Israelites of the ten tribes were no longer engaged in marches and countermarches, in battles, skirmishes, or sieges, but quietly abode in their several houses. <span class="cmt_word">As beforetime</span>; <span class="accented">i.e. as in</span> the peaceful time before the attacks of Hazael began. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/13-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gave</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתֵּ֨ן</span> <span class="translit">(way·yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a deliverer,</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹשִׁ֔יעַ</span> <span class="translit">(mō·wō·šî·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they escaped</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֣צְא֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ṣə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the power</span><br /><span class="heb">יַד־</span> <span class="translit">(yaḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Arameans.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲרָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_758.htm">Strong's 758: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aram -- Syria</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then the people</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lived</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּשְׁב֧וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·šə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in their own homes</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ā·ho·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as they had before.</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּתְמ֥וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(kiṯ·mō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8543.htm">Strong's 8543: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ago, a, time since, yesterday, day before yesterday</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/13-5.htm">2 Kings 13:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/13-5.htm">2 Kings 13:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/13-5.htm">2 Kings 13:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/13-5.htm">2 Kings 13:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/13-5.htm">2 Kings 13:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/13-5.htm">2 Kings 13:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/13-5.htm">2 Kings 13:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/13-5.htm">2 Kings 13:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/13-5.htm">2 Kings 13:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/13-5.htm">2 Kings 13:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/13-5.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 13:5 Yahweh gave Israel a savior so that (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/13-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 13:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 13:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/13-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 13:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 13:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>