II Kings Chapter 13

II Kings Chapter 13
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 he reigned
seventeen year.
2 And he did evil in the sight of the
Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam
the son of Nebat, which made Israel to
sin, and departed not there from. 3 And
the Lord was angry with Israel, and
delivered them into the hand of Hazael
king of Aram [Syria], and into the hand
of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, all his
days.
4 And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and
the Lord heard him: for he saw the
trouble of Israel, wherewith the king of
Aram [Syria] troubled them. 5 (And the
Lord gave Israel a deliverer, so that they
came out from under the subjection of
the Aramites [Syrians]. And the children
of Israel dwelt in their tents as before
time.
6 Nevertheless they departed not from
the sins of the house of Jeroboam which
made Israel sin, but walked in them.
Even the grove also remained still in
Samaria)
7 For he had left of the people to
Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten
chariots, and ten thousand footmen,
because the king of Aram [Syria] had
destroyed them, and made them like dust
beaten to powder.
8 Concerning the rest of the acts of
Jehoahaz and all that he did, and his
valiant deeds, 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 seven and thirtieth year of
Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the
son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in
Samaria, and reigned sixteen year, 11
And did evil in the sight of the Lord: for
he departed not from all the sins of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat that made
Israel to sin, but he walked therein. 12
Concerning the rest of the acts of Joash
and all that he did, and his valiant deeds,
and how 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 seat: and Joash
was buried in Samaria among the kings
of Israel.
14 When Elisha fell sick of his sickness
whereof he died, Joash the king of Israel
came down unto him, and wept upon his
face, and said, O my father, my father,
the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen of
the same. 15 Then Elisha said unto him,
Take a 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 said,
Open the window eastward. And when
he had opened it, Elisha said, Shoot.
And he shot. And he said, Behold the
arrow of the Lord's deliverance and the
arrow of deliverance against Aram
[Syria]: for thou shalt smite the Aramites
[Syrians] in Aphek, till thou hast
consumed them. 18 Again he said, Take
the arrows. And he took them. And he
said unto the king of Israel, Smite the
ground. And he smote thrice, and ceased.
19 Then the man of God was angry with
him, and said, Thou shouldest have
smitten five or six times, so thou
shouldest have smitten Aram [Syria], till
thou hadst consumed it, where now thou
shalt smite Aram [Syria] but thrice. 20
So Elisha died, and they buried him.
And certain bands of the Moabites came
into the land that year.
21 And as they were burying a man,
behold, they saw the soldiers: therefore
they cast the man into the sepulchre of
Elisha. And when the man was down,
and touched the bones of Elisha, he
revived and stood upon his feet. 22 But
Hazael king of Aram [Syria] vexed
Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23
Therefore the Lord had mercy on them
and pitied 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 him as yet.
24 So Hazael the king of Aram [Syria]
died: and Ben-hadad his son reigned in
his stead.
25 Therefore Jehoash the son of
Jehoahaz returned, and took out of the
hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the
cities which he had taken away by war
out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father:
for three times did Joash beat him, and
restored the cities unto Israel.