2 Kings 13:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But the LORD was kind to the Israelites and showed them mercy because of his solemn agreement with their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In fact, he has never turned his back on them or let them be completely destroyed.

Cross References

Genesis 6:3

Then the LORD said, “I won't let my life-giving breath remain in anyone for ever. No one will live for more than one hundred and twenty years.”

1 Kings 8:28

But I ask you to answer my prayer.

2 Kings 13:24

Hazael died, and his son Benhadad then became king of Syria.

2 Kings 13:4

Jehoahaz prayed to the LORD for help, and the LORD saw how terribly Hazael was treating the Israelites. He answered Jehoahaz

2 Kings 14:26

The LORD helped Jeroboam do this because he had seen how terribly the Israelites were suffering, whether slave or free, and no one was left to help them.

2 Kings 14:27

And since the LORD had promised that he would not let Israel be completely destroyed, he helped Jeroboam rescue them.

2 Kings 17:18

The LORD became so furious with the people of Israel that he allowed them to be carried away as prisoners. Only the people living in Judah were left,

2 Kings 17:20

So the LORD turned his back on everyone in Israel and Judah and let them be punished and defeated until no one was left.

2 Kings 17:23

until the LORD got rid of them, just as he had warned his servants the prophets. That's why the people of Israel were taken away as prisoners to Assyria, and that's where they remained.

2 Kings 24:20

It was Zedekiah who finally rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar. The people of Judah and Jerusalem had made the LORD so angry that he finally turned his back on them. That's why these horrible things were happening.

Psalm 105:8

He will never forget his agreement or his promises, not in thousands of years.

Psalm 105:9

God made an eternal promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,

Psalm 106:45

You kept your agreement and were so merciful

Psalm 51:11

Don't chase me away from you or take your Holy Spirit away from me.

Psalm 78:38

Yet God was kind. He kept forgiving their sins and didn't destroy them. He often became angry, but never lost his temper.

Psalm 86:15

But you, the Lord God, are kind and merciful. You don't easily get angry, and your love can always be trusted.

Exodus 33:19

The LORD answered: All right. I am the LORD, and I show mercy and kindness to anyone I choose. I will let you see my glory and hear my holy name,

Jeremiah 12:15

But later, I will have pity on these nations and bring them back to their own lands.

Lamentations 3:32

He causes a lot of suffering, but he also has pity because of his great love.

Leviticus 26:42

I'll keep the promise I made to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will bless your land

Matthew 25:41

Then the king will say to those on his left, “Get away from me! You are under God's curse. Go into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels!

Deuteronomy 32:36

When only a few of the LORD's people remain, when their strength is gone, and some of them are slaves, the LORD will feel sorry for them and give them justice.

2 Thessalonians 1:9

Their punishment will be eternal destruction, and they will be kept far from the presence of our Lord and his glorious strength.

Judges 10:16

Then the Israelites got rid of the idols of the foreign gods, and they began worshipping only the LORD. Finally, there came a time when the LORD could no longer stand to see them suffer.