2 Reyes 13:4

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4 Entonces Joacaz clam贸 al SE脩OR, y 茅l lo escuch贸, pues vio la gran opresi贸n del rey de Siria sobre Israel.

2 Reyes 13:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 13:4

And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto
him
He did not apply in his distress to the calves he worshipped, but to the Lord; who had a regard to his prayer, not for his sake, or any righteousness of his, or even his repentance and humiliation, which were only external; but for the sake of Israel, and because they were oppressed, who were his people, and he their God, though they had sadly departed from him:

for he saw the oppression of Israel;
not only with his eye of omniscience, but with an eye of mercy and compassion:

because the king of Syria oppressed them;
by his incursions upon them, and wars with them.

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2 Reyes 13:4 In-Context

2 Joacaz hizo lo que ofende al SE脩OR, pues sigui贸 el mal ejemplo de Jerobo谩n hijo de Nabat y no se apart贸 del pecado con que este hizo pecar a Israel.
3 Por eso la ira del SE脩OR se encendi贸 contra los israelitas y, por mucho tiempo, los puso bajo el poder de Jazael, rey de Siria, y de su hijo Ben Adad.
4 Entonces Joacaz clam贸 al SE脩OR, y 茅l lo escuch贸, pues vio la gran opresi贸n del rey de Siria sobre Israel.
5 El SE脩OR les provey贸 un libertador, de modo que los israelitas pudieron librarse del poder de los sirios y vivir tranquilos, como antes.
6 Sin embargo, siguieron el mal ejemplo de la familia de Jerobo谩n y no se apartaron de los pecados con que estos hicieron pecar a Israel, y hasta dejaron en pie la imagen de la diosa Aser谩, que estaba en Samaria.
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