Chapter 13

In the three ⁸¹⁴¹ and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign¹ over Israel in Samaria, [and reigned] seventeen ⁶²⁴⁰ years.

And he did⁴ [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed^{4 310} the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin;⁵² he departed¹ not therefrom.

And the anger of the LORD was kindled⁴ against Israel, and he delivered⁴ 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^{17 6440} the LORD, and the LORD hearkened⁴ unto him: for he saw¹ the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed¹ them.

(And the LORD gave⁴ Israel a saviour,⁵⁶ so that they went out⁴ from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt⁴ in their tents, as beforetime. ⁸⁵⁴³

Nevertheless they departed¹ not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin,⁵² [but] walked¹ therein: and there remained¹ the grove also in Samaria.)

Neither did he leave⁵² of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed¹⁴ them, and had made⁴ them like the dust by threshing.²

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did,¹ and his might, [are] they not written⁷ in the book of the chronicles ³¹¹⁷ of the kings of Israel?

And Jehoahaz slept⁴ with his fathers; and they buried⁴ him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned⁴ in his stead.

In the thirty ⁸¹⁴¹ and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign¹ over Israel in Samaria, [and reigned] sixteen ⁶²⁴⁰ years.

And he did⁴ [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD; he departed¹ not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin:⁵² [but] he walked¹ therein.

And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did,¹ and his might wherewith he fought⁸ against Amaziah king of Judah, [are] they not written⁷ in the book of the chronicles ³¹¹⁷ of the kings of Israel?

And Joash slept⁴ with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat¹ upon his throne: and Joash was buried¹¹ in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

Now Elisha was fallen sick¹ of his sickness whereof he died.⁴ And Joash the king of Israel came down⁴ unto him, and wept⁴ over his face, and said,⁴ O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

And Elisha said⁴ unto him, Take³ bow and arrows. And he took⁴ unto him bow and arrows.

And he said⁴ to the king of Israel, Put⁵⁴ thine hand upon the bow. And he put⁵⁵ his hand [upon it]: and Elisha put⁴ his hands upon the king's hands.

And he said,⁴ Open³ the window eastward. And he opened⁴ [it]. Then Elisha said,⁴ Shoot.³ And he shot.⁵⁵ And he said,⁴ The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite⁵² the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed¹⁵ [them].

And he said,⁴ Take³ the arrows. And he took⁴ [them]. And he said⁴ unto the king of Israel, Smite⁵⁴ upon the ground. And he smote⁵⁵ thrice, ⁶⁴⁷¹ and stayed.⁴

And the man of God was wroth⁴ with him, and said,⁴ Thou shouldest have smitten⁵³ five or six times; then hadst thou smitten⁵² Syria till thou hadst consumed¹⁵ [it]: whereas now thou shalt smite⁵⁵ Syria [but] thrice. ⁶⁴⁷¹

And Elisha died,⁴ and they buried⁴ him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded⁴ the land at the coming in⁶ of the year.

And it came to pass, as they were burying⁶ a man, that, behold, they spied¹ a band [of men]; and they cast⁵⁵ the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down,⁴ and touched⁴ the bones of Elisha, he revived,⁴ and stood up⁴ on his feet.

But Hazael king of Syria oppressed¹ Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

And the LORD was gracious⁴ unto them, and had compassion¹⁷ on them, and had respect⁴ unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would¹ not destroy⁵³ them, neither cast⁵² he them from his presence as yet.

So Hazael king of Syria died;⁴ and Benhadad his son reigned⁴ in his stead.

And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took⁴ again⁴ out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken¹ out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat⁵² him, and recovered⁵⁵ the cities of Israel.