In the twenty-third year
of Joash
the son
of Ahaziah
, king
of Judah
, Jehoahaz
the son
of Jehu
became
king
over
Israel
at Samaria
, and he reigned seventeen
years
.
He did evil
in the sight
of the LORD
, and followed
the sins
of Jeroboam
the son
of Nebat
, awith which
he made Israel
sin
; he did not turn
from them.
aSo the anger of the LORD
was kindled
against Israel
, and He gave
them continually
into the hand
of bHazael
king
of Aram
, and into the hand
of cBen-hadad
the son
of Hazael
.
Then aJehoahaz entreated
the favor
of the LORD
, and the LORD
listened
to him; for bHe saw
the oppression
of Israel
, how
the king
of Aram
oppressed
them.
The LORD gave
Israel
a 1 adeliverer
, so that they 2escaped
from under
the hand
of the Arameans
; and the sons
of Israel
lived
in their tents
as formerly
.
Nevertheless they did not turn
away
from the sins
of the house
of Jeroboam
, awith which
he made Israel
sin
, but walked
in 1them; and bthe Asherah
also
remained standing
in Samaria
.
For he left to Jehoahaz
of the 1army
not more
than
fifty
horsemen
and ten
chariots
and 10,000
footmen
, for the king
of Aram
had destroyed
them and amade
them like the dust
at 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
became
king
in his place
.
In the thirty-seventh year
of Joash
king
of Judah
, Jehoash
the son
of Jehoahaz
became
king
over
Israel
in Samaria
, and reigned sixteen
years
.
He did evil
in the sight
of the LORD
; he did not turn
away
from all
the sins
of Jeroboam
the son
of Nebat
, with which
he made Israel
sin
, but he walked
in 1them.
aNow the rest of the acts
of Joash
and all
that he did
and his might
with which
he fought
against
Amaziah
king
of Judah
, are they not written
in the Book
of the Chronicles
of the Kings
of Israel
?
So Joash slept
with his fathers
, and Jeroboam
sat
on his throne
; and Joash
was buried
in Samaria
with the kings
of Israel
.
When Elisha 1became
sick
with the illness
of which
he was to die
, Joash
the king
of Israel
came
down
to him and wept
over
2him and said
, " aMy father
, my father
, the chariots
of Israel
and its horsemen
!"
Elisha said
to him, "Take
a bow
and arrows
." So he 1took
a bow
and arrows
.
Then he said to the king
of Israel
, "Put
your hand
on the bow
." And he put
his hand
on it, then Elisha
laid
his hands
on the king's
hands
.
He said, "Open
the window
toward the east
," and he opened
it. Then Elisha
said
, "Shoot
!" And he shot
. And he said
, "The LORD'S
arrow
of victory
, even the arrow
of victory
over Aram
; for you will 1defeat
the Arameans
at aAphek
until
you have 2destroyed
them."
Then he said, "Take
the arrows
," and he took
them. And he said
to the king
of Israel
, "Strike
the ground
," and he struck
it three
times
and 1stopped
.
So athe man of God
was angry
with him and said
, "You should have struck
five
or
six
times
, then
you would have struck
Aram
until
you would have 1destroyed
it. But now
you shall strike
Aram
bonly three
times
."
Elisha died
, and they buried
him. Now athe bands
of the Moabites
would invade
the land
in the spring
of the year
.
As they were burying a man
, behold
, they saw
a marauding
band
; and they cast
the man
into the grave
of Elisha
. And when the man
1touched
the bones
of Elisha
he arevived
and stood
up on his feet
.
Now aHazael king
of Aram
had oppressed
Israel
all
the days
of Jehoahaz
.
But the aLORD was gracious
to them and bhad
compassion
on them and turned
to them because
of cHis covenant
with Abraham
, Isaac
, and Jacob
, and would
not destroy
them or cast
them from His presence
until
now
.
When Hazael king
of Aram
died
, Ben-hadad
his son
became
king
in his place
.
Then aJehoash the son
of Jehoahaz
took
again
from the hand
of Ben-hadad
the son
of Hazael
the cities
which
he had
taken
in war
from the hand
of Jehoahaz
his father
. bThree
times
Joash
1defeated
him and recovered
the cities
of Israel
.