2 Kings 13:1
In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Achazyahu the king of Judah became Jehoachaz the son of Jehu king over Israel in Samaria [for] seventeen years.
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2 Kings 10:30And the Lord said unto Jehu, Forasmuch as thou hast acted well in doing what is right in my eyes, and hast done in accordance with all that was in my heart unto the house of Achab: children of the fourth generation after thee shall sit upon the throne of Israel.
2 Kings 11:4And in the seventh year Yehoyada' sent and fetched the rulers over the hundreds, of the guards and the runners, and brought them to him into the house of the Lord, and made a covenant with them, and made them swear in the house of the Lord, and showed them the king's son.
2 Kings 12:1(12:2) In the seventh year of Jehu became Jehoash king; and forty years did he reign in Jerusalem; and the name of his mother was Zibyah of Beer-sheba'.
2 Kings 15:12This was the word of the Lord which he spoke unto Jehu, saying, Sons of the fourth generation shall sit after thee on the throne of Israel. And so it came to pass.
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 13:1
This chapter brings us again to the history of the kings of Israel, and particularly of the family of Jehu. We have here an account of the reign, I. Of his son Jehoahaz, which continued seventeen years. 1. His bad character in general ( ver. 1, 2 ), the trouble he was brought into ( ver. 3 ), and the low ebb of his affairs, ver. 7 . 2. His humiliation before God, and God's compassion towards him, ver. 4, 5 , and 23 . 3. His continuance in his idolatry notwithstanding, ver. 6 . 4. His death, ver. 8, 9 . II. Of his… Read the whole commentary →