So Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben–hadad his son reigned in his stead.
And Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead.
And Hazael king of Aram dieth, and reign doth Ben-Hadad his son in his stead,
And Hazael king of Syria died, and Ben-Hadad his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.
Voices2
So Hazael the king of Syria died, and Benhadad his son reigned in his stead. This was Benhadad the third; the first of this name was of the Damascene kings; but though the kingdom was now in another family, yet this name, being respectable with the Syrians, was retained in it.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
It was the honour of Israel that they worshipped the only living and true God, who is a Spirit, an eternal mind, and had rules by which to worship him of his own appointment; but by changing the glory of their incorruptible God into the similitude of an ox, the truth of God into a lie, they lost this honour, and levelled themselves with the nations that worshipped the work of their own hands.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
The verses this one reaches3
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.
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Luke 18:7Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
leads to
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.
So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting…
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Psalms 125:3For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.
leads to
The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.
No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.
He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
