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2 Kings 13:10 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 10. 10In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.
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Role in This Section
This verse opens the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech: “In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Jehoash receives the standard negative notice.”
Read It With
- 2 Kings 13:10–13
Read 2 Kings 13:10 with 13:10–13. The selected wording supplies one opening in the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Jehoash of Israel is dated, evaluated as continuing Jeroboam's pattern, summarized by wars with Amaziah, and buried before Jeroboam II succeeds.
Why It Needs Context
2 Kings 13:10 depends on 13:10–13; isolating “In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to…” would detach a supporting action, quotation, name, number, object, or transition from “Jehoash receives the standard negative notice.”
Read 2 Kings 13:10–13 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Kings 13:10–13 forms one scene or regnal notice: Jehoash of Israel is dated, evaluated as continuing Jeroboam's pattern, summarized by wars with Amaziah, and buried before Jeroboam II succeeds.
Verse 10. 10 In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.
Verse 11. 11 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein.
Verse 12. 12 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Verse 13. 13 And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
Continue in Context
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Read 2 Kings 13:10–13 — Jehoash receives the standard negative noticeSources used for this context pointer
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Biblical text
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Exact location: 2 Kings 13:10–13, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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