Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 13:6
Nevertheless 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.)
6. and there remained the grove [R.V. Ashrah ] also in Samaria ] On Ashrah, by which is probably meant a wooden image of a goddess worshipped with similar rites to those of the god Baal, see note on 1Ki 14:15. Jehu had not eliminated all that belonged to the Tyrian idolatry, and his successors were no more earnest to do so than himself.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
But walked therein – Rather, he walked therein, meaning Joash, the saviour of the preceding verse.
There remained the grove also in Samaria – It seems strange that Jehu had not destroyed this when he put down the worship of Baal 2Ki 10:26-28. Perhaps the grove or Asherah worship was too closely connected with the old worship in high places to be set aside with the same ease as the rites newly introduced from Phoenicia.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 6. The grove also in Samaria] Asherah, or Astarte, remained in Samaria, and there was she worshipped, with all her abominable rites.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Which Ahab had planted for the worship of Baal, 1Ki 16:32, and which should have been destroyed, Deu 7:5.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
6. there remained thegroveAsherahthe idol set up by Ahab (1Ki16:33), which ought to have been demolished (De7:5).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Nevertheless, they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin, but walked therein,…. Continued to worship the calves still, which was an instance of great ingratitude; the Syriac and Arabic versions read, “he departed not”; Jehoahaz the king:
and there remained the grove in Samaria; which Ahab made there, 1Ki 16:33, neither Jehu nor his son had it cut down, though Baal was destroyed.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(6) Nevertheless they departed not.The restoration of Divine favour did not issue in the abolition of the irregular worship introduced by Jeroboam I. as the state religion of the northern kingdom. This is written, of course, from the point of view of the Judan editor of Kings, who lived long after the events of which he is writing in the period of the exile. It does not appear from the history of Elijah and Elisha, incorporated in his work, that either of those great prophets ever protested against the worship established at Bethel and Dan.
The house of JeroboamSome MSS., the Syriac, Targum, and Arabic omit house. But the specification of the dynasty is here very appropriate.
But walked therein.Rather, therein they walked; the reading of the LXX. (Alex.),Vulg., and Targum being probably correct. It is the conduct of the nation that is being described.
And there remained the grove also in Samaria.Rather, and moreover the Asherah stood (i.e., was set up) in Samaria. The Asherah was the sacred tree, so often depicted in Assyrian art. It symbolised the productive principle of nature, and was sacred to Ashtoreth. With the return of peace, and the renewal of prosperity, luxury also soon reappeared, and the idolatry that specially countenanced it lifted up its head again. (See the Note on 2Ki. 17:16.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
6. The grove Rather, the Asherah, the great statue erected to this goddess in Samaria. See notes on 1Ki 14:15; 1Ki 15:13.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
The best improvement to be made of the short account of this man’s reign is, that God’s grace exceeded his undeservings. Sweet is that scripture, the Lord delighteth in mercy. Mic 7:18 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
2Ki 13:6 Nevertheless 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.)
Ver. 6. Nevertheless they departed not. ] Though first plagued, and then saved, yet they remained irreclaimable.
And there remained the grove.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
of the house of. Some codices, with Aram, and Syriac, omit these words.
walked. Hebrew “he [Israel] walked”.
therein. Hebrew in it: i.e. in Jeroboam’s way; but some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read “in them”.
remained = stood.
the grove = the ‘Asherah. See App-42.
like the dust, &c. A powerful emblem, true to Eastern life.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
departed: 2Ki 13:2, 2Ki 10:29, 2Ki 17:20-23, Deu 32:15-18
walked: Heb. he walked, 1Ki 15:3, 1Ki 16:26
and there remained: Heb. and there stood, 2Ki 17:16, 2Ki 18:4, 2Ki 23:4, Deu 7:5, 1Ki 16:33
Reciprocal: 1Ki 18:19 – prophets of the groves 2Ki 3:3 – he departed 2Ki 13:11 – he departed 2Ki 14:24 – he departed 2Ki 15:28 – evil 2Ki 17:22 – walked in all the sins
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
13:6 Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, [but] walked therein: and there remained the {e} grove also in Samaria.)
(e) In which they committed their idolatry, and which the Lord had commanded to be destroyed De 16:21.