2 Kings 13:4 “Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to h…”

2 Kings 13:4

Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

World English Bible

Jehoahaz begged the LORD, and the LORD listened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them.

American Standard Version

And Jehoahaz besought Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkened unto him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how that the king of Syria oppressed them.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Iehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord heard him: for he saw the trouble of Israel, wherewith the King of Aram troubled them.

Darby Translation

(And Jehoahaz besought Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehoahaz appeaseth the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkeneth unto him, for He hath seen the oppression of Israel, for oppressed them hath the king of Aram, —

Bible in Basic English

Then Jehoahaz made prayer to the Lord, and the Lord gave ear to him, for he saw how cruelly Israel was crushed by the king of Aram.

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“Jehoahaz”

Psalm 78:34 Numbers 21:7 Judges 10:10 Jeremiah 2:27 Isaiah 26:16 Judges 6:6

Psalm 78:34 · BSB

When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.

Numbers 21:7 · BSB

Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Intercede with the LORD so He will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses interceded for the people.

Judges 10:10 · BSB

Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, saying, “We have sinned against You, for we have indeed forsaken our God and served the Baals.”

Jeremiah 2:27 · BSB

say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ They have turned their backs to Me and not their faces. Yet in the time of trouble, they say, ‘Rise up and save us!’

Isaiah 26:16 · BSB

O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.

Judges 6:6 · BSB

Israel was greatly impoverished by Midian, and the Israelites cried out to the LORD.

“the Lord”

2 Kings 14:26 Exodus 3:7 Jeremiah 33:3 Genesis 21:17 Psalm 50:15 2 Chronicles 33:19

2 Kings 14:26 · BSB

For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel,

Exodus 3:7 · BSB

The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.

Jeremiah 33:3 · BSB

Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

Genesis 21:17 · BSB

Then God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies.

Psalm 50:15 · BSB

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

2 Chronicles 33:19 · BSB

His prayer and how God received his plea, as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself, they are indeed written in the R…

“he saw”

Exodus 3:9 Isaiah 63:9 Genesis 31:42

Exodus 3:9 · BSB

And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.

Isaiah 63:9 · BSB

In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Genesis 31:42 · BSB

If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He…

“because the king”

2 Kings 13:22

2 Kings 13:22 · BSB

And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.

5So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before.

Read 2 Kings 13