“1 In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of
Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria,
[and reigned] seventeen years. 2 And he did [that which was] evil in the
sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. 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 Benhadad the son of Hazael,
all [their] days. 4 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. 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. 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.) 7 Neither 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.
8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his
might, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings
of Israel? 9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in
Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.”
“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. 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. 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? 13 And Joash slept with his
fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in
Samaria with the kings of Israel. 14 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his
sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto
him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the
chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. 15 And Elisha said unto
him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows. 16 And he
said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his
hand [upon it]: and Elisha put his hands upon the king’s hands. 17 And
he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened [it]. Then Elisha said,
Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD’S deliverance,
and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the
Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed [them]. 18 And he said, Take
the arrows. And he took [them]. And he said unto the king of Israel,
Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed. 19 And the man
of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or
six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed [it]:
whereas now thou shalt smite Syria [but] thrice.”
“20 And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the
Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. 21 And it came
to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band [of
men]; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the
man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood
up on his feet. 22 But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the
days of Jehoahaz. 23 And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had
compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant
with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast
he them from his presence as yet. 24 So Hazael king of Syria died; and
Benhadad his son reigned in his stead. 25 And Jehoash the son of
Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the
cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by
war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of
Israel.” (2 Kings 13:1-25 AV)
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