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.

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¹ In the three ^{H7969 H8141} and twentieth ^H6242 year ^H8141 of Joash ^H3101 the son ^H1121 of Ahaziah ^H274 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 Jehoahaz ^H3059 the son ^H1121 of Jehu ^H3058 began to reign ^H4427 over Israel ^H3478 in Samaria, ^H8111 and reigned seventeen ^{H7651 H6240} years. ^H8141

² And he did ^H6213 that which was evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD, ^H3068 and followed ^{H3212 H310} the sins ^H2403 of Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Nebat, ^H5028 which made Israel ^H3478 to sin; ^H2398 he departed ^H5493 not therefrom.

³ And the anger ^H639 of the LORD ^H3068 was kindled ^H2734 against Israel, ^H3478 and he delivered ^H5414 them into the hand ^H3027 of Hazael ^H2371 king ^H4428 of Syria, ^H758 and into the hand ^H3027 of Benhadad ^H1130 the son ^H1121 of Hazael, ^H2371 all their days. ^H3117

⁴ And Jehoahaz ^H3059 besought ^H2470 the LORD, ^H3068 and the LORD ^H3068 hearkened ^H8085 unto ^H6440 him: for he saw ^H7200 the oppression ^H3906 of Israel, ^H3478 because the king ^H4428 of Syria ^H758 oppressed ^H3905 them.

⁵ (And the LORD ^H3068 gave ^H5414 Israel ^H3478 a saviour, ^H3467 so that they went out ^H3318 from under the hand ^H3027 of the Syrians: ^H758 and the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 dwelt ^H3427 in their tents, ^H168 as beforetime. ^{H8032 H8543}

⁶ Nevertheless they departed ^H5493 not from the sins ^H2403 of the house ^H1004 of Jeroboam, ^H3379 who made Israel ^H3478 sin, ^H2398 but walked ^H1980 therein: and there remained ^H5975 the grove ^H842 also in Samaria.) ^H8111

⁷ Neither did he leave ^H7604 of the people ^H5971 to Jehoahaz ^H3059 but fifty ^H2572 horsemen, ^H6571 and ten ^H6235 chariots, ^H7393 and ten ^H6235 thousand ^H505 footmen; ^H7273 for the king ^H4428 of Syria ^H758 had destroyed ^H6 them, and had made ^H7760 them like the dust ^H6083 by threshing. ^H1758

⁸ Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Jehoahaz, ^H3059 and all that he did, ^H6213 and his might, ^H1369 are they not written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the chronicles ^{H1697 H3117} of the kings ^H4428 of Israel? ^H3478

⁹ And Jehoahaz ^H3059 slept ^H7901 with his fathers; ^H1 and they buried ^H6912 him in Samaria: ^H8111 and Joash ^H3101 his son ^H1121 reigned ^H4427 in his stead.

¹⁰ In the thirty ^{H7970 H8141} and seventh ^H7651 year ^H8141 of Joash ^H3101 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 began Jehoash ^H3060 the son ^H1121 of Jehoahaz ^H3059 to reign ^H4427 over Israel ^H3478 in Samaria, ^H8111 and reigned sixteen ^{H8337 H6240} years. ^H8141

¹¹ And he did ^H6213 that which was evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD; ^H3068 he departed ^H5493 not from all the sins ^H2403 of Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Nebat, ^H5028 who made Israel ^H3478 sin: ^H2398 but he walked ^H1980 therein.

¹² And the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Joash, ^H3101 and all that he did, ^H6213 and his might ^H1369 wherewith he fought ^H3898 against Amaziah ^H558 king ^H4428 of Judah, ^H3063 are they not written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the chronicles ^{H1697 H3117} of the kings ^H4428 of Israel? ^H3478

¹³ And Joash ^H3101 slept ^H7901 with his fathers; ^H1 and Jeroboam ^H3379 sat ^H3427 upon his throne: ^H3678 and Joash ^H3101 was buried ^H6912 in Samaria ^H8111 with the kings ^H4428 of Israel. ^H3478

¹⁴ Now Elisha ^H477 was fallen sick ^H2470 of his sickness ^H2483 whereof he died. ^H4191 And Joash ^H3101 the king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 came down ^H3381 unto him, and wept ^H1058 over his face, ^H6440 and said, ^H559 O my father, ^H1 my father, ^H1 the chariot ^H7393 of Israel, ^H3478 and the horsemen ^H6571 thereof.

¹⁵ And Elisha ^H477 said ^H559 unto him, Take ^H3947 bow ^H7198 and arrows. ^H2671 And he took ^H3947 unto him bow ^H7198 and arrows. ^H2671

¹⁶ And he said ^H559 to the king ^H4428 of Israel, ^H3478 Put ^H7392 thine hand ^H3027 upon the bow. ^H7198 And he put ^H7392 his hand ^H3027 upon it: and Elisha ^H477 put ^H7760 his hands ^H3027 upon the king's ^H4428 hands. ^H3027

¹⁷ And he said, ^H559 Open ^H6605 the window ^H2474 eastward. ^H6924 And he opened ^H6605 it. Then Elisha ^H477 said, ^H559 Shoot. ^H3384 And he shot. ^H3384 And he said, ^H559 The arrow ^H2671 of the LORD'S ^H3068 deliverance, ^H8668 and the arrow ^H2671 of deliverance ^H8668 from Syria: ^H758 for thou shalt smite ^H5221 the Syrians ^H758 in Aphek, ^H663 till thou have consumed ^H3615 them.

¹⁸ And he said, ^H559 Take ^H3947 the arrows. ^H2671 And he took ^H3947 them. And he said ^H559 unto the king ^H4428 of Israel, ^H3478 Smite ^H5221 upon the ground. ^H776 And he smote ^H5221 thrice, ^{H7969 H6471} and stayed. ^H5975

¹⁹ And the man ^H376 of God ^H430 was wroth ^H7107 with him, and said, ^H559 Thou shouldest have smitten ^H5221 five ^H2568 or six ^H8337 times; ^H6471 then hadst thou smitten ^H5221 Syria ^H758 till thou hadst consumed ^H3615 it: whereas now thou shalt smite ^H5221 Syria ^H758 but thrice. ^{H7969 H6471}

²⁰ And Elisha ^H477 died, ^H4191 and they buried ^H6912 him. And the bands ^H1416 of the Moabites ^H4124 invaded ^H935 the land ^H776 at the coming in ^H935 of the year. ^H8141

²¹ And it came to pass, as they were burying ^H6912 a man, ^H376 that, behold, they spied ^H7200 a band ^H1416 of men; and they cast ^H7993 the man ^H376 into the sepulchre ^H6913 of Elisha: ^H477 and when the man ^H376 was let down, ^H3212 and touched ^H5060 the bones ^H6106 of Elisha, ^H477 he revived, ^H2421 and stood up ^H6965 on his feet. ^H7272

²² But Hazael ^H2371 king ^H4428 of Syria ^H758 oppressed ^H3905 Israel ^H3478 all the days ^H3117 of Jehoahaz. ^H3059

²³ And the LORD ^H3068 was gracious ^H2603 unto them, and had compassion ^H7355 on them, and had respect ^H6437 unto them, because of ^H4616 his covenant ^H1285 with Abraham, ^H85 Isaac, ^H3327 and Jacob, ^H3290 and would ^H14 not destroy ^H7843 them, neither cast ^H7993 he them from his presence ^H6440 as yet. ^H5704

²⁴ So Hazael ^H2371 king ^H4428 of Syria ^H758 died; ^H4191 and Benhadad ^H1130 his son ^H1121 reigned ^H4427 in his stead.

²⁵ And Jehoash ^H3060 the son ^H1121 of Jehoahaz ^H3059 took ^H3947 again ^H7725 out of the hand ^H3027 of Benhadad ^H1130 the son ^H1121 of Hazael ^H2371 the cities, ^H5892 which he had taken ^H3947 out of the hand ^H3027 of Jehoahaz ^H3059 his father ^H1 by war. ^H4421 Three ^H7969 times ^H6471 did Joash ^H3101 beat ^H5221 him, and recovered ^H7725 the cities ^H5892 of Israel. ^H3478

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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 Jehovah, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

³ And the anger of Jehovah 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, continually.

⁴ And Jehoahaz besought Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkened unto him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how that the king of Syria oppressed them.

⁵ (And Jehovah 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, wherewith he made Israel to sin, but walked therein: and there remained the Asherah also in Samaria.)

⁷ For he left not to Jehoahaz of the people save fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria destroyed them, and made them like the dust in 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 Jehovah; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; but he walked therein.

¹² Now 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 him, and said, My father, my father, the chariots 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 thy hand upon the bow; and he put his hand `upon it'. And Elisha laid 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, Jehovah's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over 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. Now 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; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

²² And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

²³ But Jehovah 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 And 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 smite him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

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¹ In the twenty and third year of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, hath Jehoahaz son of Jehu reigned over Israel, in Samaria -- seventeen years,

² and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and goeth after the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, that he caused Israel to sin -- he turned not aside from it,

³ and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel, and He giveth them into the hand of Hazael king of Aram, and into the hand of Ben-Hadad son of Hazael, all the days.

⁴ And Jehoahaz appeaseth the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkeneth unto him, for He hath seen the oppression of Israel, for oppressed them hath the king of Aram, --

⁵ and Jehovah giveth to Israel a saviour, and they go out from under the hand of Aram, and the sons of Israel dwell in their tents as heretofore;

⁶ only, they have not turned aside from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, that he caused Israel to sin, therein they walked, and also, the shrine hath remained in Samaria, --

⁷ for he left not to Jehoahaz of the people except fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen, for the king of Aram hath destroyed them, and maketh them as dust for threshing.

⁸ And the rest of the matters of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

⁹ And Jehoahaz lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in Samaria, and reign doth Joash his son in his stead.

¹⁰ In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah reigned hath Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, in Samaria -- sixteen years,

¹¹ and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, he hath not turned aside from all the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, that he caused Israel to sin, therein he walked.

¹² And the rest of the matters of Joash, and all that he did, and his might with which he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

¹³ And Joash lieth with his fathers, and Jeroboam hath sat on his throne, and Joash is buried in Samaria, with the kings of Israel.

¹⁴ And Elisha hath been sick with his sickness in which he dieth, and come down unto him doth Joash king of Israel, and weepeth on his face, and saith, `My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and its horsemen.'

¹⁵ And Elisha saith to him, `Take bow and arrows:' and he taketh unto him bow and arrows.

¹⁶ And he saith to the king of Israel, `Place thy hand on the bow;' and he placeth his hand, and Elisha putteth his hands on the hands of the king,

¹⁷ and saith, `Open the window eastward;' and he openeth, and Elisha saith, `Shoot,' and he shooteth; and he saith, `An arrow of salvation to Jehovah, and an arrow of salvation against Aram, and thou hast smitten Aram, in Aphek, till consuming.'

¹⁸ And he saith, `Take the arrows,' and he taketh; and he saith to the king of Israel, `Smite to the earth;' and he smiteth three times, and stayeth.

¹⁹ And the man of God is wroth against him, and saith, `By smiting five or six times then thou hadst smitten Aram till consuming; and now, three times thou dost smite Aram.'

²⁰ And Elisha dieth, and they bury him, and troops of Moab come in to the land, at the coming in of the year,

²¹ and it cometh to pass, they are burying a man, and lo, they have seen the troop, and cast the man into the grave of Elisha, and the man goeth and cometh against the bones of Elisha, and liveth, and riseth on his feet.

²² And Hazael king of Aram hath oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz,

²³ and Jehovah doth favour them, and pity them, and turn unto them, for the sake of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and hath not been willing to destroy them, nor to cast them from His presence as yet.

²⁴ And Hazael king of Aram dieth, and reign doth Ben-Hadad his son in his stead,

²⁵ and Jehoash son of Jehoahaz turneth and taketh the cities out of the hand of Ben-Hadad son of Hazael that he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father in war; three times hath Joash smitten him, and he bringeth back the cities of Israel.

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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, for seventeen years.

² And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin; he departed not from them.

³ And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael, all those days.

⁴ (And Jehoahaz besought Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

⁵ And Jehovah 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 before.

⁶ Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel to sin: they walked therein; and there remained also the Asherah in Samaria.)

⁷ For he had left 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 And 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-seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, for sixteen years.

¹¹ And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah; he departed not from any of the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin: he walked therein.

¹² And 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?

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 And Elisha fell sick of his sickness in which he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over his face, and said, My father, my father! the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof!

¹⁵ And Elisha said to him, Take bow and arrows. And he took a bow and arrows.

¹⁶ And he said to the king of Israel, Put thy hand upon the bow. And he put his hand [upon it]; and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands,

¹⁷ and said, Open the window eastward. And he opened [it]. And Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, An arrow of Jehovah's deliverance, even an arrow of deliverance from the Syrians; and thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou hast consumed [them].

¹⁸ And he said, Take the arrows. And he took [them]. And he said to 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 wouldest thou have smitten the Syrians till thou hadst consumed [them]; 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 saw the band, and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha; and the man went [down], and touched the bones of Elisha, and he revived, and stood upon his feet.

²² And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

²³ And Jehovah was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had respect to them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and he would not destroy them, neither did he cast them from his presence up to that time.

²⁴ And Hazael king of Syria died, and Ben-Hadad his son reigned in his stead.

²⁵ And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father in the war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

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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 He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin; he didn't depart from it.

³ The anger of Yahweh 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, continually.

⁴ Jehoahaz begged Yahweh, and Yahweh listened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how that the king of Syria oppressed them.

⁵ (Yahweh gave Israel a savior, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel lived in their tents as before.

⁶ Nevertheless they didn't depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel to sin, but walked therein: and there remained the Asherah also in Samaria.)

⁷ For he didn't leave to Jehoahaz of the people save fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria destroyed them, and made them like the dust in threshing.

⁸ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

⁹ Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his place.

¹⁰ In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, [and reigned] sixteen years.

¹¹ He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh; he didn't depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin; but he walked therein.

¹² Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

¹³ Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat on his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

¹⁴ Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness of which he died: and Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over him, and said, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen of it!

¹⁵ Elisha said to him, Take bow and arrows; and he took to him bow and arrows.

¹⁶ He said to the king of Israel, Put your hand on the bow; and he put his hand [on it]. Elisha laid his hands on the king's hands.

¹⁷ He said, Open the window eastward; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot; and he shot. He said, Yahweh's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for you shall strike the Syrians in Aphek, until you have consumed them.

¹⁸ He said, Take the arrows; and he took them. He said to the king of Israel, Smite on the ground; and he struck thrice, and stayed.

¹⁹ The man of God was angry with him, and said, You should have struck five or six times: then had you struck Syria until you had consumed it, whereas now you shall strike Syria but thrice.

²⁰ Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.

²¹ It happened, as they were burying a man, that behold, they spied a band; and they cast the man into the tomb of Elisha: and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

²² Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

²³ But Yahweh was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had respect to 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 Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his place.

²⁵ 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 strike him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

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¹ In the twenty-third year of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, became king over Israel in Samaria, ruling for seventeen years.

² He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, copying the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, which he did and made Israel do; he did not keep himself from them.

³ So the wrath of the Lord was burning against Israel, and he gave them up into the power of Hazael, king of Aram, and into the power of Ben-hadad, the son of Hazael, again and again.

⁴ Then Jehoahaz made prayer to the Lord, and the Lord gave ear to him, for he saw how cruelly Israel was crushed by the king of Aram.

⁵ (And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, so that they became free from the hands of the Aramaeans; and the children of Israel were living in their tents as in the past.

⁶ But still they did not give up the sin of Jeroboam, which he made Israel do, but went on with it; and there was an image of Asherah in Samaria.)

⁷ For out of all his army, Jehoahaz had only fifty horsemen and ten carriages and ten thousand footmen; the king of Aram had given them up to destruction, crushing them like dust.

⁸ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all he did, and his great power, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?

⁹ And Jehoahaz went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in Samaria; and Joash his son became king in his place.

¹⁰ In the thirty-seventh year of the rule of Joash, king of Judah, Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, became king over Israel in Samaria, ruling for sixteen years.

¹¹ He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, not turning away from the sin of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, which he did and made Israel do, but he went on with it.

¹² Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all he did, and the force with which he went to war against Amaziah, king of Judah, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?

¹³ And Joash went to rest with his fathers and Jeroboam took his place as king; and Joash was put into the earth in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

¹⁴ Now Elisha became ill with the disease which was the cause of his death: and Joash, king of Israel, came down to him, and weeping over him said, My father, my father, the war-carriages of Israel and its horsemen!

¹⁵ Then Elisha said to him, Take bow and arrows: and he took bow and arrows.

¹⁶ And he said to the king of Israel, Put your hand on the bow: and he put his hand on it; and Elisha put his hands on the king's hands.

¹⁷ Then he said; Let the window be open to the east: and he got it open. Then Elisha said, Let the arrow go; and he let it go. And he said, The Lord's arrow of salvation, of salvation over Aram; for you will overcome the Aramaeans in Aphek and put an end to them.

¹⁸ And he said, Take the arrows: and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, Send them down into the earth; and he did so three times and no more.

¹⁹ Then the man of God was angry with him and said, If you had done it five or six times, then you would have overcome Aram completely; but now you will only overcome them three times.

²⁰ And death came to Elisha and they put his body into the earth. Now in the spring of the year, armed bands of Moabites frequently came, overrunning the land.

²¹ And while they were putting a dead man into the earth, they saw a band coming; and they put the man quickly into the place where Elisha's body was; and the dead man, on touching Elisha's bones, came to life again, and got up on his feet.

²² And Israel was crushed under the power of Hazael, king of Aram, all the days of Jehoahaz.

²³ But the Lord was kind to them and had pity on them, caring for them, because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; he would not put them to destruction or send them away from before his face till now.

²⁴ Then Hazael, king of Aram, came to his end; and Ben-hadad his son became king in his place.

²⁵ And Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, took again from Ben-hadad, the son of Hazael, the towns which he had taken from Jehoahaz his father in war. Three times Jehoash overcame him and got back the towns of Israel.