2 Kings 13:25

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jehoash	יְהוֹאָ֣שׁ ye.ho.'Ash	H3060	Jehoash · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Jehoahaz	יְהוֹאָחָ֗ז ye.ho.'a.Chaz	H3059	Jehoachaz · proper noun, a man's name
took	וַיִּקַּ֤ח vai.yi.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
again	וַיָּ֜שָׁב vai.Ya.shov	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hand	מִיַּד֙ mi.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
Ben-hadad	בֶּן ben-	H1130	Ben-Hadad · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Hazael	חֲזָאֵ֔ל cha.za.'El	H2371	Chazael · proper noun, a man's name
cities	הֶֽעָרִים֙ he.'a.Rim	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
taken	לָקַ֗ח la.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hand	מִיַּ֛ד mi.Yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
Jehoahaz	יְהוֹאָחָ֥ז ye.ho.'a.Chaz	H3059	Jehoachaz · proper noun, a man's name
father	אָבִ֖יו 'a.Viv	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
war	בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה ba.mil.cha.Mah	H4421	a battle (i.e. the engagement) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Three	שָׁלֹ֤שׁ sha.Losh	H7969	three · noun, common both genders singular absolute
times	פְּעָמִים֙ pe.'a.Mim	H6471	a stroke · noun, common masculine plural absolute
Joash	יוֹאָ֔שׁ yo.'Ash	H3101	Joash · proper noun, a man's name
beat	הִכָּ֣הוּ hi.Ka.hu	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
recovered	וַיָּ֖שֶׁב vai.Ya.shev	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
cities	עָרֵ֥י 'a.Rei	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

2 Kings 13:18-19 And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.
2 Kings 10:32 In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;
2 Kings 14:25 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, whic…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 13:20–end

We must here attend, I. The sepulchre of Elisha: he died in a good old age, and they buried him; and what follows shows, 1. What power there was in his life to keep off judgments; for, as soon as he was dead, the bands of the Moabites invaded the land - not great armies to face them in the field, but roving skulking bands, that murdered and plundered by surprise. God has many ways to chastise a provoking people. The king was apprehensive of danger only from the Syrians, but, behold, the Moabites invade him. Trouble comes sometimes from that point whence we least feared it. The mentioning of this immediately upon the death of Elisha intimates that the removal of God's faithful prophets is a p…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 13:20

Elisha died--He had enjoyed a happier life than Elijah, as he possessed a milder character, and bore a less hard commission. His rough garment was honored even at the court. coming in of the year--that is, the spring, the usual season of beginning campaigns in ancient times. Predatory bands from Moab generally made incursions at that time on the lands of Israel. The bearers of a corpse, alarmed by the appearance of one of these bands, hastily deposited, as they passed that way, their load in Elisha's sepulchre, which might be easily done by removing the stone at the mouth of the cave. According to the Jewish and Eastern custom, his body, as well as that of the man who was miraculously rest…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 13:25

Three times did Joash beat him - The particulars of these battles we have not; but these three victories were according to the prediction of Elisha, Kg2 13:19. That these victories were very decisive we learn from their fruits, for Joash took from the Syrians the cities which Hazael had taken from Israel: viz., Gilead, the possessions of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, and the country of Bashan; see Kg2 10:33. Thus God accomplished his word of judgment, and his word of mercy. The Syrians found themselves to be but men, and the Israelites found they could do nothing without God. In the dispensations of his justice and mercy, God has ever in view, not only the comfort, support, an…

Dictionary and topics

Bashan — Light soil, first mentioned in Gen. 14:5, where it is said that Chedorlaomer and his confederates “smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth,” where Og the king of Bashan had his residence. At the time of…
Benhadad — (son of Hadad), the name of three kings of Damascus. BENHADAD I., King of Damascus, which in his time was supreme in Syria. He made an alliance with Asa, and conquered a great part of the north of…
Hazael — Whom God beholds, an officer of Ben-hadad II., king of Syria, who ultimately came to the throne, according to the word of the Lord to Elijah (1 Kings 19:15), after he had put the king to death (2…
Jehoahaz — Jehovah his sustainer, or he whom Jehovah holdeth. (1.) The youngest son of Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Chr. 21:17; 22:1, 6, 8, 9); usually Ahaziah (q.v.). (2.) The son and successor of Jehu, king of…
Jehoash — Jehovah-given. (1.) The son of King Ahaziah. While yet an infant, he was saved from the general massacre of the family by his aunt Jehosheba, and was apparently the only surviving descendant of…
Joash — Whom Jehovah bestowed. (1.) A contracted form of Jehoash, the father of Gideon (Judg. 6:11, 29; 8:13, 29, 32). (2.) One of the Benjamite archers who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:3). (3.) One of…
Pekah — Open-eyed, the son of Remaliah a captain in the army of Pekahiah, king of Israel, whom he slew, with the aid of a band of Gileadites, and succeeded (B.C. 758) on the throne (2 Kings 15:25). Seventeen…
Bashan · Retaken by Jehoash — Retaken by Jehoash
Ben-Hadad · 3. — 3.
Gath · Recovered by Jehoash — Recovered by Jehoash
Jehoash · .Succes — .Succes

2 Kings 13:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 13:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 13:20

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 13:25

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 13:25

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 13:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 13:20

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 13:25

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Kings 13:25

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 13:22–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 13:24-25

Rashi on 2 Kings 13:20