2 Kings 13:6

Contextual Overview

¹In the twenty-third year of Judah’s King Joash son of Ahaziah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years. ¹ In the three and twentieth year of Yo'ash the son of Achazyah, king of Yehudah, Yeho'achaz the son of Yehu began to reign over Yisra'el in Shomron, [and reigned] seventeen years. ¹ In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. ¹ In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years. ¹ Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria during the twenty-third year Joash son of Ahaziah was king of Judah. Jehoahaz ruled seventeen years, ¹ In the twenty-third year of the reign of Judah's King Joash son of Ahaziah, Jehu's son Jehoahaz became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for seventeen years. ¹In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years. ¹ In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became king over Israel at Samaria, and he reigned for seventeen years. ¹ In the three and twentieth yeere of Ioash the sonne of Ahaziah King of Iudah, Iehoahaz the sonne of Iehu began to reigne ouer Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seuenteene yeere. ¹In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became king over Israel at Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

departed: 2 Kings 13:2, 2 Kings 10:29, 2 Kings 17:20-23, Deuteronomy 32:15-18

walked: Heb. he walked, 1 Kings 15:3, 1 Kings 16:26

and there remained: Heb. and there stood, 2 Kings 17:16, 2 Kings 18:4, 2 Kings 23:4, Deuteronomy 7:5, 1 Kings 16:33

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 18:19 - prophets of the groves 2 Kings 3:3 - he departed 2 Kings 13:11 - he departed 2 Kings 14:24 - he departed 2 Kings 15:28 - evil 2 Kings 17:22 - walked in all the sins

Cross-References

Genesis 13:6
The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together: for their substance was great, so that they could not live together.

Genesis 13:6
And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

Genesis 13:6
And the land could not support them so as to live together, because their possessions were so many that they were not able to live together.

Genesis 13:6
Abram and Lot had so many animals that the land could not support both of them together,

Genesis 13:6
But the land could not support them while they were living side by side. Because their possessions were so great, they were not able to live alongside one another.

Genesis 13:6
Now the land was not able to support them [that is, sustain all their grazing and water needs] while they lived near one another, for their possessions were too great for them to stay together.

Genesis 13:6
And the land could not support both of them while living together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together.

Genesis 13:6
So that the land coulde not beare them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they coulde not dwell together.

Genesis 13:6
And the land could not sustain them while living together, for their possessions were so abundant that they were not able to live together.

Genesis 13:6
At this time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the same area, and so there wasn't enough pastureland left for Abram and Lot with all of their animals. Besides this, the men who took care of Abram's animals and the ones who took care of Lot's animals started quarreling.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Nevertheless, they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin, but walked therein,.... Continued to worship the calves still, which was an instance of great ingratitude; the Syriac and Arabic versions read, "he departed not"; Jehoahaz the king:

and there remained the grove in Samaria; which Ahab made there, 1 Kings 16:33, neither Jehu nor his son had it cut down, though Baal was destroyed.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But walked therein - Rather, “he walked therein,” meaning Joash, the “saviour” of the preceding verse.

There remained the grove also in Samaria - It seems strange that Jehu had not destroyed this when he put down the worship of Baal 2 Kings 10:26-28. Perhaps the “grove” or “Asherah” worship was too closely connected with the old worship in high places to be set aside with the same ease as the rites newly introduced from Phoenicia.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 13:6. The grove also in Samaria — Asherah, or Astarte, remained in Samaria, and there was she worshipped, with all her abominable rites.