2 Kings 14:26

26 The LORD had seen how bitterly everyone in Israel, whether slave or free, was suffering;^[a] there was no one to help them.

2 Kings 14:26 in Other Translations

26 For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.

26 For the LORD saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter, for there was none left, bond or free, and there was none to help Israel.

26 For the LORD saw the bitter suffering of everyone in Israel, and that there was no one in Israel, slave or free, to help them.

26 God was fully aware of the trouble in Israel, its bitterly hard times. No one was exempt, whether slave or citizen, and no hope of help anywhere was in sight.

26 For Jehovah saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter; for there was none shut up nor left at large, neither was there any helper for Israel.

26 The LORD did this because he saw how bitterly everyone in Israel was suffering. No slave or free person could help Israel.

26 For the Lord saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel, neither bond nor free.

26 The LORD had seen how much everyone in Israel was suffering. It didn't matter whether they were slaves or free. They didn't have anyone to help them.

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 eyes of the LORD and did not turn away from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit.

25 He was the one who restored the boundaries of Israel from Lebo Hamath to the Dead Sea, in accordance with the word of the LORD, the God of Israel, spoken through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.

26 The LORD had seen how bitterly everyone in Israel, whether slave or free, was suffering; there was no one to help them.

27 And since the LORD had not said he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.

28 As for the other events of Jeroboam’s reign, all he did, and his military achievements, including how he recovered for Israel both Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 32:36
• 2. 2 Kings 13:4
• 3. Psalms 18:41; Psalms 22:11; Psalms 72:12; Psalms 107:12; Isaiah 63:5; Lamentations 1:7

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "Israel was suffering. They were without a ruler or leader, and"