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
.
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.
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
.
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.
(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
.
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
.)
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
.
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
?
And Jehoahaz slept
with his fathers
; and they buried
him in Samaria
: and Joash
his son
reigned
in his stead.
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
.
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.
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
?
And Joash slept
with his fathers
; and Jeroboam
sat
upon his throne
: and Joash
was buried
in Samaria
with the kings
of Israel
.
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.
And Elisha said
unto him, Take
bow
and arrows
. And he took
unto him bow
and arrows
.
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
.
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 .
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
.
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
.
And Elisha died
, and they buried
him. And the bands
of the Moabites
invaded
the land
at the coming in
of the year
.
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
.
But Hazael king
of Syria
oppressed
Israel
all the days
of Jehoahaz
.
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
.
So Hazael king
of Syria
died
; and Benhadad
his son
reigned
in his stead.
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
.