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1. In the three[H7969] and twentieth[H6242] year[H8141] of Joash[H3101] the son[H1121] of Ahaziah[H274], king[H4428] of Judah[H3063], Jehoahaz[H3059] the son[H1121] of Jehu[H3058] began to reign[H4427] over Israel[H3478] in Samaria[H8111], and reigned seventeen[H7651] years[H8141].

2. And he did[H6213] that which was evil[H7451] in the sight[H5869] of Jehovah[H3068], and followed[H3212] the sins[H2403] of Jeroboam[H3379] the son[H1121] of Nebat[H5028], wherewith he made Israel[H3478] to sin[H2398]; he departed not therefrom[H5493].

3. And the anger[H639] of Jehovah[H3068] was kindled[H2734] against Israel[H3478], and he delivered[H5414] them into the hand[H3027] of Hazael[H2371] king[H4428] of Syria[H758], and into the hand[H3027] of Benhadad[H1130] the son[H1121] of Hazael[H2371], continually[H3117].

4. And Jehoahaz[H3059] besought[H2470] Jehovah[H3068], and Jehovah[H3068] hearkened[H8085] unto[H6440] him[H7200]; for he saw the oppression[H3906] of Israel[H3478], how that the king[H4428] of Syria[H758] oppressed them[H3905].

5. (And Jehovah[H3068] gave[H5414] Israel[H3478] a saviour[H3467], so that they went out[H3318] from under the hand[H3027] of the Syrians[H758]; and the children[H1121] of Israel[H3478] dwelt[H3427] in their tents[H168] as beforetime[H8032].

6. Nevertheless they departed[H5493] not from the sins[H2403] of the house[H1004] of Jeroboam[H3379], wherewith he made Israel[H3478] to sin[H2398], but walked[H1980] therein[H5975]: and there remained the Asherah[H842] also in Samaria[H8111].)

7. For he left[H7604] not to Jehoahaz[H3059] of the people[H5971] save fifty[H2572] horsemen[H6571], and ten[H6235] chariots[H7393], and ten[H6235] thousand[H505] footmen[H7273]; for the king[H4428] of Syria[H758] destroyed[H6] them[H7760], and made them like the dust[H6083] in threshing[H1758].

8. Now the rest[H3499] of the acts[H1697] of Jehoahaz[H3059], and all that he did[H6213], and his might[H1369], are they not written[H3789] in the book[H5612] of the chronicles[H1697] of the kings[H4428] of Israel[H3478]?

9. And Jehoahaz[H3059] slept[H7901] with his fathers[H1]; and they buried[H6912] him in Samaria[H8111]: and Joash[H3101] his son[H1121] reigned in his stead[H4427].

10. In the thirty[H7970] and seventh[H7651] year[H8141] of Joash[H3101] king[H4428] of Judah[H3063] began Jehoash[H3060] the son[H1121] of Jehoahaz[H3059] to reign[H4427] over Israel[H3478] in Samaria[H8111], and reigned sixteen[H8337] years[H8141].

11. And he did[H6213] that which was evil[H7451] in the sight[H5869] of Jehovah[H3068]; he departed[H5493] not from all the sins[H2403] of Jeroboam[H3379] the son[H1121] of Nebat[H5028], wherewith he made Israel[H3478] to sin[H2398]; but he walked therein[H1980].

12. Now the rest[H3499] of the acts[H1697] of Joash[H3101], and all that he did[H6213], and his might[H1369] wherewith he fought[H3898] against Amaziah[H558] king[H4428] of Judah[H3063], are they not written[H3789] in the book[H5612] of the chronicles[H1697] of the kings[H4428] of Israel[H3478]?

13. And Joash[H3101] slept[H7901] with his fathers[H1]; and Jeroboam[H3379] sat[H3427] upon his throne[H3678]: and Joash[H3101] was buried[H6912] in Samaria[H8111] with the kings[H4428] of Israel[H3478].

14. Now Elisha[H477] was fallen sick[H2470] of his sickness[H2483] whereof he died[H4191]: and Joash[H3101] the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] came down[H3381] unto him[H1058], and wept over him[H6440], and said[H559], My father[H1], my father[H1], the chariots[H7393] of Israel[H3478] and the horsemen thereof[H6571]!

15. And Elisha[H477] said[H559] unto him[H3947], Take bow[H7198] and arrows[H2671]; and he took[H3947] unto him bow[H7198] and arrows[H2671].

16. And he said[H559] to the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478], Put[H7392] thy hand[H3027] upon the bow[H7198]; and he put[H7392] his hand[H3027] upon it[H477]. And Elisha laid[H7760] his hands[H3027] upon the king[H4428]'s hands[H3027].

17. And he said[H559], Open[H6605] the window[H2474] eastward[H6924]; and he opened[H6605] it[H477]. Then Elisha said[H559], Shoot[H3384]; and he shot[H3384]. And he said[H559], Jehovah[H3068]'s arrow[H2671] of victory[H8668], even the arrow[H2671] of victory[H8668] over Syria[H758]; for thou shalt smite[H5221] the Syrians[H758] in Aphek[H663], till thou have consumed them[H3615].

18. And he said[H559], Take[H3947] the arrows[H2671]; and he took[H3947] them[H559]. And he said unto the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478], Smite[H5221] upon the ground[H776]; and he smote[H5221] thrice[H7969], and stayed[H5975].

19. And the man[H376] of God[H430] was wroth[H7107] with him[H559], and said, Thou shouldest have smitten[H5221] five[H2568] or six[H8337] times[H6471]: then hadst thou smitten[H5221] Syria[H758] till thou hadst consumed[H3615] it[H5221], whereas now thou shalt smite Syria[H758] but thrice[H7969].

20. And Elisha[H477] died[H4191], and they buried[H6912] him[H1416]. Now the bands of the Moabites[H4124] invaded[H935] the land[H776] at the coming in[H935] of the year[H8141].

21. And it came to pass[H6912], as they were burying a man[H376], that[H7200], behold, they spied a band[H1416]; and they cast[H7993] the man[H376] into the sepulchre[H6913] of Elisha[H477]: and as soon[H3212] as the man[H376] touched[H5060] the bones[H6106] of Elisha[H477], he revived[H2421], and stood up[H6965] on his feet[H7272].

22. And Hazael[H2371] king[H4428] of Syria[H758] oppressed[H3905] Israel[H3478] all the days[H3117] of Jehoahaz[H3059].

23. But Jehovah[H3068] was gracious[H2603] unto them[H7355], and had compassion on them[H6437], and had respect unto them[H4616], because of his covenant[H1285] with Abraham[H85], Isaac[H3327], and Jacob[H3290], and would[H14] not destroy[H7843] them[H7993], neither cast he them from his presence[H6440] as yet[H5704].

24. And Hazael[H2371] king[H4428] of Syria[H758] died[H4191]; and Benhadad[H1130] his son[H1121] reigned in his stead[H4427].

25. And Jehoash[H3060] the son[H1121] of Jehoahaz[H3059] took[H3947] again[H7725] out of the hand[H3027] of Benhadad[H1130] the son[H1121] of Hazael[H2371] the cities[H5892] which he had taken[H3947] out of the hand[H3027] of Jehoahaz[H3059] his father[H1] by war[H4421]. Three[H7969] times[H6471] did Joash[H3101] smite[H5221] him[H7725], and recovered the cities[H5892] of Israel[H3478].