2 Kongebok 13:19

Det Norsk Bibelselskap

Da blev den Guds mann vred på ham og sa: Du burde ha slått fem eller seks ganger; da hadde du slått syrerne og gjort ende på dem; men nu skal du bare slå syrerne tre ganger.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the man of God: 2 Kings 1:9-15, 2 Kings 4:16, 2 Kings 4:40, 2 Kings 6:9

was wroth: Leviticus 10:16, Numbers 16:15, Mark 3:5, Mark 10:14

now thou shalt: 2 Kings 13:25, Mark 6:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:36 - was wroth Numbers 31:14 - wroth 2 Kings 4:3 - borrow not a few 2 Kings 4:6 - And the oil

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the man of God was wroth with him,.... Because he ceased smiting, and smote no oftener; for it was revealed to the prophet, by an impulse upon his mind, that by the number of times he smote on the ground, it would be known how often he should get the victory over his enemies; but this was to be left to the king's own will, how often he would smite, and thereby the prophet would know also with what spirit he would pursue his victories, and the advantages he would gain:

and said, thou shouldest have smitten five or six times, then hadst thou smitten Syria until thou hadst consumed it; as a nation, as well as routed their several armies:

whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice; beat them only three times in battle, according to the number of his smitings on the ground.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The unfaithfulness of man limits the goodness of God. Though Joash did the prophet’s bidding, it was without any zeal or fervour; and probably without any earnest belief in the efficacy of what he was doing. Compare Mark 6:5-6. God had been willing to give the Israelites complete victory over Syria 2 Kings 13:17; but Joash by his non-acceptance of the divine promise in its fulness had checked the outflow of mercy; and the result was that the original promise could not be fulfilled.