2 Kings 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 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.
