2 Kings 13:10
in 2 Kings 13In the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.
KJV
In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.
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This verse in 2 Kings 13
Commentary
4 notes on this verseIn the thirty and seventh year - Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, was associated with his father in the government two years before his death. It is this association that is spoken of here. He succeeded him two years after, a little before the death of Elisha. Joash reigned sixteen years, which include the years he governed conjointly with his father. - Calmet.
This site's exposition
Jehoash son of Jehoahaz
on 2 Kings 13:10-13
Jehoash inherits his father's sin along with his father's throne: the same refusal to turn from Jeroboam's way. Verse 13 has “Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne” before the narrative has told Jehoash's own acts. The book often names the next king before it finishes the last one's story.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah, began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria,....
That one evil was enough to leave an indelible mark of infamy upon his name; for, how little evil soever men saw in it, it was, in the sight of the Lord, a very wicked thing; and we are sure that his judgment is according to truth.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בִּשְׁנַ֨ת | bishnat | in year | H8141 → | 877 times |
| שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים | sheloshim | thirty | H7970 → | 172 times |
| וָשֶׁ֙בַע֙ | vasheva' | and seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| שָׁנָ֔ה | shanah | year | H8141 → | 877 times |
| לְיוֹאָ֖שׁ | leyoash | of Joash | H3101 → | 47 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָ֑ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| מָ֠לַךְ | malakh | he became king | H4427 → | 348 times |
| יְהוֹאָ֨שׁ | yehoash | Jehoash | H3060 → | 17 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהוֹאָחָ֤ז | yehoachaz | Jehoahaz | H3059 → | 20 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן | beshomeron | in Samaria | H8111 → | 109 times |
| שֵׁ֥שׁ | shesh | six- | H8337 → | 216 times |
| עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה | ʾesreh | teen | H6240 → | 338 times |
| שָׁנָֽה׃ | shanah | year[s] | H8141 → | 877 times |
בִּשְׁנַ֨תin year
bishnatH8141 →877 times
שְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםthirty
sheloshimH7970 →172 times
וָשֶׁ֙בַע֙and seven
vasheva'H7651 →394 times
שָׁנָ֔הyear
shanahH8141 →877 times
לְיוֹאָ֖שׁof Joash
leyoashH3101 →47 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָ֑הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
מָ֠לַךְhe became king
malakhH4427 →348 times
יְהוֹאָ֨שׁJehoash
yehoashH3060 →17 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
יְהוֹאָחָ֤זJehoahaz
yehoachazH3059 →20 times
עַל־over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןin Samaria
beshomeronH8111 →109 times
שֵׁ֥שׁsix-
sheshH8337 →216 times
עֶשְׂרֵ֖הteen
ʾesrehH6240 →338 times
שָׁנָֽה׃year[s]
shanahH8141 →877 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
About 2 Kings
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PlaceThe northern hill countrySamariaThe hill Omri bought and built his capital on, where Ahab raised a temple to Baal, where the four lepers found the Aramean camp em…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.