The writer regards the captivity of Israel as God’s casting them out of His sight (see 2 Kings 17:18, 20); and notes that this…

And the Lord was gracious. —The verse is a remark of the compiler's, as is evident from the style, the reference to the C…

But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. And the LORD was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had resp…

And the Lord was gracious to them
To Israel, notwithstanding their apostasy from him, and the idolatry of the calves…

God has many ways to chastise a provoking people. Trouble sometimes comes from that point from which we least feared it.