2 Kings 13:23 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

But the Lord was gracious and merciful to the people of Israel, and they were not totally destroyed. He pitied them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day he still has not completely destroyed them or banished them from his presence.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

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…

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

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…

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century

Baptist

19th Century

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…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

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

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

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

The mention of this…