2Ki 13 | ABEn | STEP | In [ 4 year 1 the twentieth 2 and 3 third] of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, [ 4 reigned 1 Jehoahaz 2 son 3 of Jehu] over Israel in Samaria seventeen years.

2 Kings 13

CHAPTER 13 Jehoahaz Reigns in Israel

1 In [⁴year ¹the twentieth ²and ³third] of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, [⁴reigned ¹Jehoahaz ²son ³of Jehu] over Israel in Samaria seventeen years. 2 And he did the wicked thing in the eyes of the lord, and went after the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin. He did not abstain from them. 3 And [²was provoked in anger ³to rage ¹the lord] against Israel. And he gave them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and in the hand of the son of Hadad, son of Hazael all the days. 4 And Jehoahaz beseeched the face of the lord, and [²heeded ³him ¹the lord]. For he beheld the affliction of Israel, because [³afflicted ⁴them ¹the king ²of Syria]. 5 And the lord gave deliverance to Israel, and Israel came forth from beneath the hand of Syria. And [⁴sat ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] in their tents as yesterday and the third day before. 6 Only they did not abstain from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who led Israel into sin; [²by ³them ¹they went]. And indeed the sacred grove was established in Samaria. 7 For there was not left behind to Jehoahaz a people, but only fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen, for [³destroyed ⁴them ¹the king ²of Syria], and he appointed them as dust for trampling. 8 And the rest of the words of Jehoahaz, and all as much as he did, and his dominations, behold are not these written upon the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Israel? 9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they entombed him in Samaria. And [³reigned ¹Joash ²his son] instead of him.

Joash Reigns in Israel

10 In the thirtieth and seventh year of Joash king of Judah, [⁴reigned ¹Joash ²son ³of Jehoahaz] over Israel in Samaria sixteen years. 11 And he did the wicked thing in the eyes of the lord. He did not abstain from all the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin -- [²by ³them ¹he went]. 12 And the rest of the words of Joash and all as much as he did, and his dominations which he did with Amaziah king of Judah, have these not been written upon the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?

The Death of Elisha

13 And Joash slept with his fathers. And Jeroboam sat upon his throne. And Joash was entombed in Samaria with the kings of Israel. 14 And Elisha became ill with his illness of which he died. And [⁴went down ¹Joash ²king ³of Israel] to him and wept upon his face, and said, O father, O father, the chariot of Israel and his horseman. 15 And [²said ³to him ¹Elisha], Take a bow and arrows. And he took to himself a bow and arrows. 16 And he said to the king of Israel, Set your hand upon the bow! And he set his hand. And Elisha placed his hands upon the hands of the king. 17 And he said, Open the window according to the east! And he opened. And Elisha said, Shoot! And he shot. And he said, The arrow of deliverance of the lord, and the arrow of deliverance in Syria. And you shall strike Syria in Aphek until completion. 18 And [²said ³to him ¹Elisha], Take arrows! And he took. And he said to the king of Israel, Strike against the ground! And he struck three times and stopped. 19 And [⁴fretted ⁵over ⁶him ¹the ²man ³of God], and he said, If you struck five times or six times, then you would have struck the Syrian until completion. And now three times you shall strike Syria. 20 And Elisha died, and they entombed him. And armed bands of Moab came in the land at the coming of the year. 21 And it came to pass as they were entombing the man, that behold, they beheld the armed band, and they tossed the man in the burying-place of Elisha, and it went and touched the bones of Elisha. And he came alive, and rose upon his feet. 22 And Hazael king of Syria squeezed against Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23 And the lord showed mercy on them, and pitied them, and looked upon them on account of his covenant, the one with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob. And [²did not ³want ¹the lord] to utterly destroy them, and he did not throw them from his face until now. 24 And [⁴died ¹Hazael ²king ³of Syria], and [⁴reigned ¹the son ²of Hadad ³his son] instead of him. 25 And [⁴returned ¹Joash ²son ³of Jehoahaz] and took the city from out of the hand of the son of Hadad, son of Hazael, the ones who took it from out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father in the war. Three times [²struck ³him ¹Joash], and he returned the cities of Israel.