2 Kings 13:6

“Nevertheless, they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin, but walked therein, etc.] 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, (<111633>1 Kings 16:33), neither Jehu nor his son had it cut down, though Baal was destroyed.”

“there remained the grove--Asherah--the idol set up by Ahab (Kg1 16:33), which ought to have been demolished (Deu 7:5).”

“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 2 Kings 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. return to 'Top of Page'”

“The grove - Which Ahab had planted for the worship of Baal, and which should have been destroyed, Deu 7:5. 4 Kings (2 Kings) 13:7”

“13:6 Despite God’s rescue, Israel continued to sin, eventually resulting in the fall of the northern kingdom (17:21-23; 1 Kgs 14:15-16). • This Asherah pole (a Canaanite fertility symbol erected by Ahab, 1 Kgs 16:33) had apparently been spared in Jehu’s purge of Baal worship (2 Kgs 10:26-29).”

“departed: Kg2 13:2, Kg2 10:29, Kg2 17:20-23; Deu 32:15-18 walked: Heb. he walked, Kg1 15:3, Kg1 16:26 and there remained: Heb. and there stood, Kg2 17:16, Kg2 18:4, Kg2 23:4; Deu 7:5; Kg1 16:33 4 Kings (2 Kings) 13:7”