2 Kings 14:26

26 For the ¹LORD saw the affliction of Israel, which was very bitter; for ²there was neither bond nor free, nor was there any helper for Israel.

2 Kings 14:26 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 14:26

For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very
bitter
Being sorely oppressed by their enemies, especially the Syrians; and he was moved to have compassion upon them, and show mercy to them: for, there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel: they were in the most forlorn and helpless condition; (See Gill on Deuteronomy 32:36).

2 Kings 14:26 In-Context

24 He did evil in the sight of the LORD ; he did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel sin.

25 He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the LORD , the God of Israel, which He spoke through His servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was of Gath-hepher.

26 For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, which was very bitter; for there was neither bond nor free, nor was there any helper for Israel.

27 The LORD did not say that He would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, but He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

28 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam and all that he did and his might, how he fought and how he recovered for Israel, Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 13:4
• 2. Deuteronomy 32:36