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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />King Hazael of Aram had oppressed Israel during the entire reign of King Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Hazael king of Aram had oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now Hazael king of Aram had oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now Hazael king of Aram had oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Hazael king of Aram had oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Hazael the king of Aram oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />King Hazael of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Israel was under the power of King Hazael of Syria during the entire rule of Jehoahaz. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />King Hazael of Aram oppressed Israel as long as Jehoahaz ruled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />King Hazael of Syria oppressed the Israelites during all of Jehoahaz' reign, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Meanwhile, king Hazael of Aram had been oppressing Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now King Hazael of Syria oppressed Israel throughout Jehoahaz's reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. <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 Hazael king of Aram has oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Hazael king of Aram hath oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Hazael king of Aram pressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now Hazael king of Syria afflicted Israel all the days of Joachaz: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now Hazael, the king of Syria, afflicted Israel during all the days of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />King Hazael of Aram oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now King Hazael of Aram oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Khezayel, King of Edom, oppressed Israel all the days of Yahuakhaz.<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 Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Azael greatly afflicted Israel all the days of Joachaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/13-22.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=4593" 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">Elisha's Final Prophecy</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2371.htm" title="2371: wa·ḥă·zā·’êl (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- God sees, a king of Aram (Syria). Or Chazahoel; from chazah and 'el; God has seen; Chazael, a king of Syria.">And Hazael</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</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 Aram</a> <a href="/hebrew/3905.htm" title="3905: lā·ḥaṣ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To squeeze, press, oppress. A primitive root; properly, to press, i.e. to distress.">oppressed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></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.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">throughout</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê (N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the reign</a> <a href="/hebrew/3059.htm" title="3059: yə·hō·w·’ā·ḥāz (N-proper-ms) -- Yah has grasped, the name of several Isr. From Yhovah and 'achaz; Jehovah-seized; Jehoachaz, the name of three Israelites.">of Jehoahaz.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>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.…<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/2-18.htm">Judges 2:18</a></span><br />Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-14.htm">1 Kings 11:14</a></span><br />Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-12.htm">2 Kings 8:12</a></span><br />“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-32.htm">2 Kings 10:32-33</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory / from the Jordan eastward through all the land of Gilead (the region of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh), and from Aroer by the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-17.htm">2 Kings 12:17</a></span><br />At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-26.htm">2 Kings 14:26-27</a></span><br />For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel, / 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_chronicles/24-23.htm">2 Chronicles 24:23-24</a></span><br />In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus. / Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-1.htm">Isaiah 7:1</a></span><br />Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-11.htm">Isaiah 9:11-12</a></span><br />The LORD has raised up the foes of Rezin against him and joined his enemies together. / Aram from the east and Philistia from the west have devoured Israel with open mouths. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Amos 1:3-5</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron. / So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad. / I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler from the Valley of Aven and the one who wields the scepter in Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-71.htm">Luke 1:71</a></span><br />salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,<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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Romans 11:26</a></span><br />And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-10.htm">2 Corinthians 1:10</a></span><br />He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-4.htm">Galatians 1:4</a></span><br />who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm">2 Kings 13:3-7</a></b></br> 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 Benhadad the son of Hazael, all <i>their</i> days… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/8-12.htm">2 Kings 8:12</a></b></br> And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-40.htm">Psalm 106:40-42</a></b></br> Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/13-19.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-4.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm">Hazael</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm">Haz'ael</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-10.htm">Jehoahaz</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-10.htm">Jeho'ahaz</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-4.htm">Oppressed</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-8.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-12.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-19.htm">Syria</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-32.htm">Throughout</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/13-24.htm">Aram</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-24.htm">Hazael</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-24.htm">Haz'ael</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-25.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-25.htm">Jehoahaz</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">Jeho'ahaz</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-10.htm">Oppressed</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-5.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-24.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-24.htm">Syria</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">Throughout</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>And Hazael king of Aram</b><br>Hazael was a significant figure in the history of Israel and Aram (modern-day Syria). He became king after assassinating Ben-Hadad II, as prophesied by Elisha (<a href="/2_kings/8-7.htm">2 Kings 8:7-15</a>). Hazael's reign marked a period of Aramean expansion and aggression. His actions fulfilled part of God's judgment against Israel for their idolatry and disobedience. The Arameans were a Semitic people, and their interactions with Israel were often hostile, as seen in various biblical accounts.<p><b>oppressed Israel</b><br>The oppression by Hazael was a form of divine discipline for Israel's persistent idolatry and failure to follow God's commandments. This oppression included military invasions, economic hardship, and loss of territory. The term "oppressed" indicates severe pressure and suffering, which was a common consequence for Israel when they turned away from God. This period of oppression is a reminder of the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where blessings were contingent on obedience (Deuteronomy 28).<p><b>throughout the reign of Jehoahaz</b><br>Jehoahaz was the son of Jehu and reigned over Israel for 17 years. His reign is characterized by continued idolatry and evil in the sight of the Lord (<a href="/2_kings/13.htm">2 Kings 13:1-2</a>). Despite his failures, Jehoahaz sought the Lord's favor, and God provided a deliverer for Israel, though the nation remained weakened (<a href="/2_kings/13-4.htm">2 Kings 13:4-5</a>). This period highlights the cyclical nature of Israel's history, where periods of sin and oppression were followed by repentance and deliverance. Jehoahaz's reign serves as a backdrop for understanding the spiritual and political climate of Israel during Hazael's oppression.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hazael.htm">Hazael</a></b><br>King of Aram (Syria) who was a significant adversary of Israel. His reign was marked by military aggression against Israel, fulfilling the prophecy given to Elijah about the troubles he would bring to Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aram.htm">Aram</a></b><br>A region and kingdom located in present-day Syria. Aram was often in conflict with Israel during the period of the divided kingdom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, distinct from Judah, which was often led astray by idolatry and suffered consequences as a result.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoahaz.htm">Jehoahaz</a></b><br>King of Israel, son of Jehu, whose reign was characterized by continued idolatry and subjugation by foreign powers, including Hazael of Aram.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/oppression.htm">Oppression</a></b><br>The Hebrew word used here, "lachats," implies severe pressure or distress, indicating the harsh treatment and military pressure Israel faced under Hazael's campaigns.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Israel's oppression by Hazael serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. Persistent idolatry and disobedience lead to divine discipline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>Despite Israel's unfaithfulness, God remains sovereign, using even foreign kings like Hazael to fulfill His purposes and bring His people back to repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_repentance.htm">The Need for Repentance</a></b><br>The oppression faced by Israel highlights the need for genuine repentance and turning back to God. It is a call to examine our own lives for areas where we may be straying from God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_mercy.htm">Hope in God's Mercy</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God's mercy is evident. Later in the chapter, God shows compassion to Israel, reminding us that His desire is for restoration and relationship.<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/meaning_of_'child_known_by_deeds'.htm">Who was Hazael in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_hazael_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Hazael in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_jehoash's_conquests_verified_externally.htm">2 Kings 13:25 - Are there any external historical or archaeological sources that verify Jehoash's repeated conquests against Ben-Hadad, or does the Bible alone provide this narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_2_kings_13_7's_figures_conflict_with_evidence.htm">Do 2 Kings 13:7's figures of 50 horsemen and 10 chariots conflict with known military realities, or is there supporting archaeological evidence?</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>(22) <span class= "bld">But Hazael . . . oppressed.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">Now Hazael . . . had oppressed.</span> The narrative returns to <a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm" title="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 Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days.">2Kings 13:3</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But Hazael King of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz</span>; rather, <span class="accented">now</span> <span class="accented">Hazael King of Syria had oppressed Israel</span>, etc. The author, having parenthetically related the extraordinary miracle wrought by the instrumentality of Elisha's corpse, returns to the subject of the Syrian oppression. He had, in vers. 14-19, dwelt upon the promises of victory given by the prophet to Joash. He is now bent on relating their fulfillment. But before doing so he recapitulates. Ver. 22 refers back to ver. 3, and ver. 23 to vers. 4 and 5. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/13-22.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">And Hazael</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽחֲזָאֵל֙</span> <span class="translit">(wa·ḥă·zā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2371.htm">Strong's 2371: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hazael -- 'God sees', a king of Aram (Syria)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֣לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Aram</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲרָ֔ם</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">oppressed</span><br /><span class="heb">לָחַ֖ץ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḥaṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3905.htm">Strong's 3905: </a> </span><span class="str2">To squeeze, press, oppress</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</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">throughout</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the reign</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jehoahaz.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹאָחָֽז׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·w·’ā·ḥāz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3059.htm">Strong's 3059: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jehoahaz -- 'Yah has grasped', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/13-22.htm">2 Kings 13:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/13-22.htm">2 Kings 13:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/13-22.htm">2 Kings 13:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/13-22.htm">2 Kings 13:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/13-22.htm">2 Kings 13:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/13-22.htm">2 Kings 13:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/13-22.htm">2 Kings 13:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/13-22.htm">2 Kings 13:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/13-22.htm">2 Kings 13:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/13-22.htm">2 Kings 13:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/13-22.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 13:22 Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/13-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 13:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 13:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/13-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 13:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 13:23" /></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>