Neverthelessאַךְthey did notלֹאturn awayסָרוּfrom the sinsמֵחַטֹּאותof the houseבֵּיתof Jeroboam,יָרָבְעָםby whichאֲשֶׁרhe made Israel sin;הֶחֱטִיא אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵלin itבָּהּhe walked;הָלָךְand alsoוְגַםthe Asherahהָאֲשֵׁרָהremained standingעָמְדָהin Samaria.בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן
2 Kings 13:6
Study it in the app“Nevertheless they did not turn away from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, by which he made Israel sin; in it he walked; and also the Asherah remained standing in Samaria.”
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2 Kings 13:6, word by word
- turn awayסָרוּsaru
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “saru” appears- from the sinsחַטֹּאותchatovt
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatovt” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםyaravam
Jeroboam
Jeroboam: the name of two kings of Israel: Jeroboam son of Nebat, first king of the ten northern tribes (1 Kings 11–14), and Jeroboam son of Joash, much later (2 Kings 14:23-29).
Where else “yaravam” appears- he made Israel sinהֶחֱטִיאhecheti
cause to sin
To lead others into doing wrong.
Where else “hecheti” appears- he made Israel sinיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- he walkedהָלָךְhalach
walk
Literally "to go": to live a certain way, as Enoch with Elohim.
Where else “halach” appears- the Asherahאֲשֵׁרָהashera
Asherah
Asherah: a Canaanite goddess, and the pole or sacred tree that stood for her beside the altars.
Where else “ashera” appears- remained standingעָמְדָהamda
endure
To hold firm, without falling or coming to an end.
Where else “amda” appears- in Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshomron
Samaria
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Places in this verse
Samaria
Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)
A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.
Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).
The context
5YHWH gave Israel a savior, and they went out from under the hand of Aram; and the sons of Israel lived in their tents as before.
6 · This verse (above)
7For he had not left Jehoahaz any people except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, for the king of Aram had made them perish and made them like the dust at threshing.