1. 2 Rois 21:15 (NEG79)
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Commentary on 2 Kings 21:15 (Summary)

2 Rois 21:15 (NEG79)

15 parce qu'ils ont fait ce qui est mal à mes yeux et qu'ils m'ont irrité depuis le jour où leurs pères sont sortis d'Egypte jusqu'à ce jour.

This verse shows that Israel’s apostasy from the Lord is a repeating fraction (compare 2 Kings 21:20). What it says here should not be interpreted as if there never was a period in which the leaders and the people served the Lord. What it does mean, is that apostasy kept coming back, and that serving other gods is a continuous track. That generates anger and sorrow in the Lord—the verb “provoking” (also used in 2 Kings 21:6) points to a reaction in the emotion that includes both anger as well as sorrow. We should remember that anger and sorrow often go together.