2 Kings 13:23

God's Word

But the Lord was kind and merciful to the Israelites because of his promise  to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He didn’t want to destroy the Israelites, and even now he hasn’t turned away from them.

Cross References

Genesis 6:3

Then the Lord said, “My Spirit will not struggle with humans forever, because they are flesh and blood. They will live 120 years.”

1 Kings 8:28

Nevertheless, my Lord God, please pay attention to my prayer for mercy. Listen to my cry for help as I pray to you today.

2 Kings 13:24

King Hazael of Aram died, and his son Benhadad succeeded him as king.

2 Kings 13:4

Then Jehoahaz pleaded with the Lord, and the Lord heard him because he saw how the Aramean king was oppressing Israel.

2 Kings 14:26

The Lord did this because he saw how bitterly everyone in Israel was suffering. No slave or free person could help Israel.

2 Kings 14:27

Since the Lord had said he was not going to wipe out Israel’s name completely, he saved them through Jeroboam, son of Jehoash.

2 Kings 17:18

The Lord became so angry with Israel that he removed them from his sight. Only the tribe of Judah was left.

2 Kings 17:20

So the Lord rejected all of Israel’s descendants, made them suffer, handed them over to those who looted their property, and finally turned away from Israel.

2 Kings 17:23

Finally, the Lord turned away from Israel as he had said he would through all his servants, the prophets. So the people of Israel were taken from their land to Assyria as captives, and they are still there today.

2 Kings 24:20

The Lord became angry with Jerusalem and Judah and threw the people out of his sight. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Psalm 105:8

He always remembers his promise, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,

Psalm 105:9

the promise that he made to Abraham, and his sworn oath to Isaac.

Psalm 106:45

He remembered his promise  to them. In keeping with his rich mercy, he changed his plans.

Psalm 51:11

Do not force me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.

Psalm 78:38

But he is compassionate. He forgave their sin. He did not destroy them. He restrained his anger many times. He did not display all of his fury.

Psalm 86:15

But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient, always faithful and ready to forgive.

Exodus 33:19

The Lord said, “I will let all my goodness pass in front of you, and there I will call out my name ‘the Lord.’ I will be kind to anyone I want to. I will be merciful to anyone I want to.

Jeremiah 12:15

After I’ve uprooted them, I will have compassion on them again. I will return them to their inheritance and to their lands.

Lamentations 3:32

Even if he makes us suffer, he will have compassion in keeping with the richness of his mercy.

Leviticus 26:42

I will remember my promise to Jacob, Isaac, and Abraham. I will also remember the land.

Matthew 25:41

“Then the king will say to those on his left, ‘Get away from me! God has cursed you! Go into everlasting fire that was prepared for the devil and his angels!

Deuteronomy 32:36

The Lord will judge his people and have compassion on his servants when he sees that their strength is gone and that no one is left, neither slaves nor free people.

2 Thessalonians 1:9

They will pay the penalty by being destroyed forever, by being separated from the Lord’s presence and from his glorious power.

Judges 10:16

Then they got rid of the foreign gods they had and served the Lord. So the Lord could not bear to have Israel suffer any longer.