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2 Kings 13:4

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And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.
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  1. 2 Kings 14:26Rank 1 from verse 4
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    26For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.

  2. Exodus 3:7Rank 2 from verse 4
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    7¶ And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

  3. Psalms 78:34Rank 3 from verse 4
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    34When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God.

  4. Jeremiah 33:3Rank 4 from verse 4
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    3Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

  5. Exodus 3:9Rank 5 from verse 4
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    9Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.

  6. Genesis 21:17Rank 6 from verse 4
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    17And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

  7. Isaiah 63:9Rank 7 from verse 4
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    9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

  8. Judges 10:15–16Rank 8 from verse 4
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    15¶ And the children of Israel said unto the Lord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

    16And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

  9. Numbers 21:7Rank 9 from verse 4
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    7¶ Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

  10. Psalms 50:15Rank 10 from verse 4
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    15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

  11. 2 Chronicles 33:12–13Rank 11 from verse 4
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    12And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,

    13And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God.

  12. 2 Chronicles 33:19Rank 12 from verse 4
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    19His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.

  13. 2 Kings 13:22Rank 13 from verse 4
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    22¶ But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

  14. Genesis 31:42Rank 14 from verse 4
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    42Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

  15. Jeremiah 2:27Rank 15 from verse 4
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    27Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us.

  16. Judges 10:10Rank 16 from verse 4
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    10¶ And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.

  17. Judges 6:6–7Rank 17 from verse 4
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    6And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the Lord.

    7¶ And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord because of the Midianites,

  18. Psalms 106:43–44Rank 18 from verse 4
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    43Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

    44Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry:

  19. Isaiah 26:16Rank 19 from verse 4
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    16Lord, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.

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2 Kings 13:4

COMBINED MEANING

hearkened

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1. Listened attentively or gave heed. 2. Gave regard, consented, or acted in response.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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oppressed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of oppress, meaning to burden, crush, or treat with unjust severity or hardship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

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13:3¶ And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, all their days.

13:4And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

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13:5(And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime.

13:6Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.)

13:7Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.

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