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To this day he has been unwilling to destroy them or banish them from his presence. <a href="/nlt/2_kings/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> But the LORD was gracious and merciful to the people of Israel, and they were not totally destroyed. He pitied them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day he still has not completely destroyed them or banished them from his presence. <a href="/esv/2_kings/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion on them, and he turned toward them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, nor has he cast them from his presence until now. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/13.htm">King James Bible</a> And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/13.htm">New King James Version</a> But the LORD was gracious to them, had compassion on them, and regarded them, because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not yet destroy them or cast them from His presence. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned to them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and He was unwilling to eliminate them or cast them away from His presence until now. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned to them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them or cast them from His presence until now. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned to them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them or cast them from His presence until now. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But Yahweh was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned to them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not bring them to ruin or cast them from His presence until now. <a href="/amp/2_kings/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned toward them for the sake of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and He was unwilling to destroy them, and did not cast them from His presence until now. <a href="/csb/2_kings/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> but the LORD was gracious to them, had compassion on them, and turned toward them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was not willing to destroy them. Even now he has not banished them from his presence. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> but the LORD was gracious to them, had compassion on them, and turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was not willing to destroy them. Even now He has not banished them from His presence. <a href="/asv/2_kings/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> But Jehovah was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet. <a href="/cev/2_kings/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But the LORD was kind to the Israelites and showed them mercy because of his solemn agreement with their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In fact, he has never turned his back on them or let them be completely destroyed. <a href="/erv/2_kings/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> But the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But the LORD was kind and merciful to the Israelites because of his promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He didn't want to destroy the Israelites, and even now he hasn't turned away from them. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> but the LORD was kind and merciful to them. He would not let them be destroyed, but helped them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He has never forgotten his people. <a href="/isv/2_kings/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> but the LORD showed grace to them, displayed his compassion toward them, and turned to them due to his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He would not destroy them or evict them from his presence up until that time. <a href="/msb/2_kings/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence. <a href="/net/2_kings/13.htm">NET Bible</a> But the LORD had mercy on them and felt pity for them. He extended his favor to them because of the promise he had made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He has been unwilling to destroy them or remove them from his presence to this very day. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But the LORD was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had respect to them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the LORD was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had respect to them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither did he as yet reject them from his presence. <a href="/web/2_kings/13.htm">World English Bible</a> But Yahweh was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and favored them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them and he didn’t cast them from his presence as yet. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and YHWH favors them, and pities them, and turns to them for the sake of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and has not been willing to destroy them, nor to cast them from His presence as yet. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Jehovah doth favour them, and pity them, and turn unto them, for the sake of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and hath not been willing to destroy them, nor to cast them from His presence as yet. <a href="/slt/2_kings/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah will compassionate them, and he will pity them, and he will turn to them on account of his covenant with Abraham, Isaak, and Jacob; and he would not destroy them, and he cast them not from his face even till now.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Lord had mercy on them, and returned to them because of his covenant, which he had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob: and he would not destroy them, nor utterly cast them away, unto this present time. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But the Lord took pity on them, and he returned to them, because of his covenant, which he had made with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob. And he was not willing to destroy them, nor to cast them out completely, even to the present time. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/13.htm">New American Bible</a> But the LORD was gracious with Israel and looked on them with compassion because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was unwilling to destroy them or to cast them out from his presence even up to now. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion on them; he turned toward them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them; nor has he banished them from his presence until now.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion on them, and returned to them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither did he cast them from his presence as yet. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH pitied them and had compassion upon them, and he turned toward them because of his covenant that was with Abraham and with Isaaq and with Yaqob, and LORD JEHOVAH did not choose to destroy them and did not cast them out from before him until then.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> But the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither hath He cast them from His presence until now. <a href="/sep/2_kings/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the Lord had mercy and compassion upon them, and had respect to them because of his covenant with Abraam, and Isaac, and Jacob; and the Lord would not destroy them, and did not cast them out from his presence. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/13-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=4599" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/13.htm">Elisha's Final Prophecy</a> …22And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz. 23<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.">But the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2603.htm" title="2603: way·yā·ḥān (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore.">was gracious</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’ō·ṯām (Prep:: 3mp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">to Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/7355.htm" title="7355: way·ra·ḥă·mêm (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To love, have compassion. A primitive root; to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate.">and had compassion on them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6437.htm" title="6437: way·yi·p̄en (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To turn. A primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. Appear, look, etc.">and He turned</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">toward them</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Prep) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rî·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">His covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: ’aḇ·rā·hām (N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">Abraham,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: yiṣ·ḥāq (N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">Isaac,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: wə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">and Jacob.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">And to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘āt·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">this day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/14.htm" title="14: ’ā·ḇāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be willing, to consent. A primitive root; to breathe after, i.e. to be acquiescent.">the LORD has been unwilling</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: haš·ḥî·ṯām (V-Hifil-Inf:: 3mp) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">to destroy them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: hiš·lî·ḵām (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">cast them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al- (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·nāw (N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">His presence.</a> 24When Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad reigned in his place.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13</a> Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a> I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. <a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16-18</a> saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, / I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. / And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3-5</a> Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. / I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, / because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a> And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. / Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” <a href="/deuteronomy/4-31.htm">Deuteronomy 4:31</a> For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath. <a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-10</a> He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: <a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Isaiah 41:8-10</a> “But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend— / I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you. / Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. <a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Isaiah 54:10</a> Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you. <a href="/jeremiah/33-25.htm">Jeremiah 33:25-26</a> This is what the LORD says: If I have not established My covenant with the day and the night and the fixed order of heaven and earth, / then I would also reject the descendants of Jacob and of My servant David, so as not to take from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore them from captivity and will have compassion on them.” <a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Micah 7:20</a> You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old. <a href="/luke/1-54.htm">Luke 1:54-55</a> He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful, / as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.” <a href="/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72-73</a> to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, / the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us <a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Acts 3:25</a> And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’ <a href="/romans/11-28.htm">Romans 11:28-29</a> Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs. / For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the LORD was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had respect to them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.the Lord<a href="/2_kings/14-27.htm">2 Kings 14:27</a> 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.<a href="/exodus/33-19.htm">Exodus 33:19</a> And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.<a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6,7</a> And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, … had respect<a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24,25</a> And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob… <a href="/1_kings/8-28.htm">1 Kings 8:28</a> Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:because of his covenant<a href="/genesis/13-16.htm">Genesis 13:16,17</a> And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered… <a href="/genesis/17-2.htm">Genesis 17:2-5,7,8</a> And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly… <a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Exodus 3:6,7</a> Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God… neither cast he<a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18</a> Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.<a href="/2_kings/24-20.htm">2 Kings 24:20</a> For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.<a href="/psalms/51-11.htm">Psalm 51:11</a> Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.presence [heb] face<a href="/genesis/6-3.htm">Genesis 6:3</a> And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/18-36.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-8.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/judges/20-13.htm">Banish</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-7.htm">Caring</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-21.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-50.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-4.htm">Concern</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-17.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-7.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">Face</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-6.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-26.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-36.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-31.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-7.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-50.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-14.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-14.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-19.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-4.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-11.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-11.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-17.htm">Unwilling</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/1-27.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-35.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/psalms/5-10.htm">Banish</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Caring</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-9.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/job/9-21.htm">Concern</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-25.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-16.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">Face</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-5.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-9.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-28.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-34.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-28.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-3.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-19.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-34.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-13.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-24.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-4.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Unwilling</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 13</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/13-1.htm">Jehoahaz's wicked reign</a> 3. <a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm">Jehoahaz, oppressed by Hazael, is relieved by prayer</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/13-8.htm">Joash succeeds him</a> 10. <a href="/2_kings/13-10.htm">His wicked reign</a> 12. <a href="/2_kings/13-12.htm">Jeroboam succeeds him</a> 14. <a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">Elisha dying, prophesies to Joash three victories over the Syrians</a> 20. <a href="/2_kings/13-20.htm">The Moabites invading the land, Elisha's bones raise a dead man.</a> 22. <a href="/2_kings/13-22.htm">Joash gets three victories over Ben-hadad</a> </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'; 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The Hebrew word for "gracious" implies a deep, compassionate love. This grace is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament, as seen in <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a>, where God describes Himself as "compassionate and gracious." It underscores the idea that God's relationship with Israel is based on His character rather than their actions.and had compassion on them Compassion here indicates a deep emotional response, akin to a parent's love for a child. This reflects God's enduring love and patience, as seen in passages like <a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Hosea 11:8-9</a>, where God struggles with the idea of giving up on Israel. It emphasizes that God's actions are motivated by love and mercy, not merely obligation.and He turned toward them This phrase suggests a deliberate action by God to restore His favor and presence to Israel. It implies a change in relationship status, from one of potential judgment to one of renewed fellowship. This turning is reminiscent of the prodigal son's return in <a href="/luke/15.htm">Luke 15</a>, where the father runs to meet his son, symbolizing God's readiness to forgive and restore.because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob The covenant mentioned is foundational to Israel's identity and God's dealings with them. It refers to the promises made in <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3, 26</a>:3-5, and 28:13-15, where God promises land, descendants, and blessing. This covenant is unconditional, based on God's faithfulness rather than human merit, and is a precursor to the New Covenant through Christ, as seen in <a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a>.And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them This phrase indicates the enduring nature of God's promises and His patience. Despite Israel's failures, God remains committed to His covenant. This is echoed in <a href="/jeremiah/31-35.htm">Jeremiah 31:35-37</a>, where God promises that Israel will never cease to be a nation before Him. It highlights God's sovereignty and faithfulness over time.or cast them from His presence Being in God's presence is a sign of favor and blessing. The threat of being cast away is a serious one, as seen in the exile narratives. However, God's reluctance to do so underscores His desire for relationship and redemption. This is fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus, who reconciles humanity to God, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/2-13.htm">Ephesians 2:13-18</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who shows grace and compassion. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The Northern Kingdom, often straying from God but still under His covenantal care. 3. <a href="/topical/a/abraham,_isaac,_and_jacob.htm">Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob</a> The patriarchs with whom God made His covenant, promising numerous descendants and a land. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jehoahaz.htm">Jehoahaz</a> The king of Israel during this time, whose reign was marked by idolatry and oppression by the Arameans. 5. <a href="/topical/a/arameans.htm">Arameans</a> The oppressors of Israel during Jehoahaz's reign, used by God as a means of discipline.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_unfailing_covenant_faithfulness.htm">God's Unfailing Covenant Faithfulness</a> Despite Israel's repeated disobedience, God remains faithful to His covenant. This underscores the reliability of God's promises and His unchanging nature. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_grace_and_compassion.htm">The Role of Grace and Compassion</a> God's actions are rooted in grace and compassion, not based on Israel's merit. This teaches us about the nature of divine grace, which is unearned and freely given. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_intercession.htm">The Importance of Intercession</a> The covenant with the patriarchs serves as an intercessory basis for God's mercy. Believers are encouraged to intercede for others, trusting in God's promises. <a href="/topical/g/god's_reluctance_to_abandon_his_people.htm">God's Reluctance to Abandon His People</a> God's unwillingness to destroy or cast away Israel highlights His patience and long-suffering. This encourages believers to trust in God's enduring presence even in times of failure. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance_and_faithfulness.htm">The Call to Repentance and Faithfulness</a> While God is patient, Israel's account is a call to repentance and faithfulness. Believers are reminded to turn from sin and remain faithful to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 13</a> <a href="/q/2_chron_13__any_non-biblical_evidence.htm">2 Chronicles 13 - Are there any archaeological or extra-biblical sources that verify the details of this battle's scale and outcome?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_solomon's_pagan_altars.htm">1 Kings 11:7 - Is there any archaeological evidence of the pagan altars and high places that Solomon supposedly built?</a> <a href="/q/generations_from_abraham_to_jesus.htm">How many generations from Abraham to Jesus? (Matthew 1:17 vs. Luke 3:23-38)</a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_forbid_david_from_building.htm">In 1 Chronicles 28:3, why would a God of peace forbid David from building the temple simply because he had shed blood, yet historically use wars and conquests to establish Israel?</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>(23) And the Lord was gracious.--The verse is a remark of the compiler's, as is evident from the style, the reference to the Covenant, and the expression "as yet," or rather, until now--i.e., the day when he was writing, and when the northern kingdom had finally perished.Had respect.--Turned.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 23. - And the Lord was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them. Even in his wrath God, thinketh upon mercy." While he was still punishing Israel by the sword of Hazael, he was yet careful not to make a full end, not to allow the affliction to proceed too far. He still preserved the nation, and kept it in being. And had respect unto them - i.e. "considered them - kept them in his mind - did not permit them to slip out of his recollection" - because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God's covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob was a covenant of mercy. By it he had pledged himself to multiply their seed, to be their God, and the God of their seed after them, and to give to their seed the whole land of Canaan for an everlasting possession (<a href="/genesis/17-4.htm">Genesis 17:4-8</a>, etc.). This covenant bound him to extend his protection over the people of Israel so long as they had not utterly and entirely cast off their allegiance (comp. <a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-18</a>). And would not destroy them. They were "persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed" (<a href="/2_corinthians/4-9.htm">2 Corinthians 4:9</a>). The national life might seem to hang by a thread, but the thread had not snapped. Neither east he them from his presence as yet. The writer has it in his mind that ultimately they were cast away, rejected, removed out of God's sight (<a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18, 20, 23</a>); but it was not "as yet" - there was still an interval of a century, or a little more, before the blow fell, and the nation of the ten tribes ceased to exist. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/13-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But the LORD יְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel was gracious to them וַיָּחָן֩ (way·yā·ḥān) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2603.htm">Strong's 2603: </a> To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore and had compassion on them, וַֽיְרַחֲמֵם֙ (way·ra·ḥă·mêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7355.htm">Strong's 7355: </a> To fondle, to love, to compassionate and He turned וַיִּ֣פֶן (way·yi·p̄en) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6437.htm">Strong's 6437: </a> To turn, to face, appear, look toward them אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to because of לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent His covenant בְּרִית֔וֹ (bə·rî·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> A covenant with אֹתָ֤ם (’ō·ṯām) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among Abraham, אַבְרָהָ֖ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation Isaac, יִצְחָ֣ק (yiṣ·ḥāq) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah and Jacob. וְיַֽעֲקֹ֑ב (wə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc And to this day, עָֽתָּה׃ (‘āt·tāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time He has been unwilling אָבָה֙ (’ā·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_14.htm">Strong's 14: </a> To breathe after, to be acquiescent to destroy them הַשְׁחִיתָ֔ם (haš·ḥî·ṯām) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> Perhaps to go to ruin or וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no cast them הִשְׁלִיכָ֥ם (hiš·lî·ḵām) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> To throw out, down, away from מֵֽעַל־ (mê·‘al-) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against His presence. פָּנָ֖יו (pā·nāw) Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/13-23.htm">2 Kings 13:23 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/13-23.htm">2 Kings 13:23 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/13-23.htm">2 Kings 13:23 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/13-23.htm">2 Kings 13:23 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/13-23.htm">2 Kings 13:23 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/13-23.htm">2 Kings 13:23 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/13-23.htm">2 Kings 13:23 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/13-23.htm">2 Kings 13:23 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/13-23.htm">2 Kings 13:23 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/13-23.htm">2 Kings 13:23 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-23.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 13:23 But Yahweh was gracious to them (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/13-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 13:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 13:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/13-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 13:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 13:24" /></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>