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2 Kings 13:22
And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the political reality during the reign of Jehoahaz, detailing how Aram’s military pressure defined Israel’s national experience.
The words — The text uses לָחַץ (la.Chatz) to denote sustained crushing pressure and כֹּל יְמֵי (kol ye.Mei) to mark the unbroken duration of this subjugation.
The thread — This oppression fulfills the judgment announced in 2 Kings 8:12 and enacted in 2 Kings 13:3, while immediately preceding the covenant-based mercy described in 2 Kings 13:23.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to observe that national suffering operates within fixed historical timelines and that political reality establishes the baseline against which covenantal relief is measured.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 8:12 “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”
- 2 Kings 13:3 So 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.
- Psalms 106:40 So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance.