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Chapter 13
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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(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. |
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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.) |
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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. |
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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? |
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And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried
him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat
upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with
the kings of Israel. |
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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. |
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And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And
he took unto him bow and arrows. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands
of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of
the year. |
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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. |
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But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days
of Jehoahaz. |
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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. |
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So Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son
reigned in his stead. |
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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. |
