2 Kings 14:26-27

26 For the LORD ¹saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter, ²for there was none left, bond or free, and there was none to help Israel.

27 ³But the LORD had not said that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, so he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

2 Kings 14:26-27 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 14

In this chapter we have the good reign of Amaziah king of Judah, his victories over the Edomites, and war with Jehoash king of Israel, by whom he was taken, who died quickly after, 2Ki 14:1-16, but Amaziah lived fifteen years afterwards, and was slain by a conspiracy against him, and Azariah his son reigned in his stead, 2Ki 14:17-22, and a short account is given of the reign of Jeroboam the second, king of Israel, 2Ki 14:23-29.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 3:7; [2 Kings 13:4]
• 2. See Deuteronomy 32:36
• 3. [2 Kings 13:5, 23]