2 Kings 13:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²³ But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them; he turned toward them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and would not destroy them, nor has he banished them from his presence until now.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them or cast them from His presence yet. [Mal. 3:6.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ But Jehovah was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

Common English Bible

²³ But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, turning back to them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; he didn’t want to destroy them or throw them out of his presence until now.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ But the Lord took pity on them, and he returned to them, because of his covenant, which he had made with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob. And he was not willing to destroy them, nor to cast them out completely, even to the present time.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ And the Lord had mercy on them, and returned to them because of his covenant, which he had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. And he would not destroy them, nor utterly cast them away, unto this present time.

2 Kings 13:23 Cross References

Genesis 6:3

Then the Lord said, “My spirit shall not abide in mortals forever, for they are flesh; their days shall be one hundred twenty years.”

1 Kings 8:28

Regard your servant’s prayer and his plea, O Lord my God, heeding the cry and the prayer that your servant prays to you today,

2 Kings 13:24

When King Hazael of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad succeeded him.

2 Kings 13:4

But Jehoahaz entreated the Lord, and the Lord heeded him, for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Aram oppressed them.

2 Kings 14:26

For the Lord saw that the distress of Israel was very bitter; there was no one left, bond or free, and no one to help Israel.

2 Kings 14:27

But the Lord had not said that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, so he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Joash.

2 Kings 17:18

Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them out of his sight; none was left but the tribe of Judah alone.

2 Kings 17:20

The Lord rejected all the descendants of Israel; he punished them and gave them into the hand of plunderers, until he had banished them from his presence.

2 Kings 17:23

until the Lord removed Israel out of his sight, as he had foretold through all his servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their own land to Assyria until this day.

2 Kings 24:20

Indeed, Jerusalem and Judah so angered the Lord that he expelled them from his presence. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Psalm 105:8

He is mindful of his covenant forever, of the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,

Psalm 105:9

the covenant that he made with Abraham, his sworn promise to Isaac,

Psalm 106:45

For their sake he remembered his covenant and showed compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love.

Psalm 51:11

Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me.

Psalm 78:38

Yet he, being compassionate, forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them; often he restrained his anger and did not stir up all his wrath.

Psalm 86:15

But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

Exodus 33:19

And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you the name, ‘The Lord,’ and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.

Jeremiah 12:15

And after I have plucked them up, I will again have compassion on them, and I will bring them again to their heritage and to their land, every one of them.

Lamentations 3:32

Although he causes grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love;

Leviticus 26:42

then will I remember my covenant with Jacob; I will remember also my covenant with Isaac and also my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.

Matthew 25:41

Then he will say to those at his left hand, ‘You who are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels,

Deuteronomy 32:36

Indeed, the Lord will vindicate his people, have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone, neither bond nor free remaining.

2 Thessalonians 1:9

These will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

Judges 10:16

So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord, and he could no longer bear to see Israel suffer.