The Second Book of The Kings

2Ki 13:1 In the three and twentieth year of Jo´-ash the son of A-ha-zi´-ah king of Judah Je-ho´-a-haz the son of Je´-hu began to reign over Israel in Sa-ma´ri-a, and reigned seventeen years.

2Ki 13:2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jer-o-bo´-am the son of Ne´-bat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

2Ki 13:3 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and He delivered them into the hand of Haz´-a-el king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben–ha´-dad the son of Haz´-a-el, all their days.

2Ki 13:4 And Je-ho´-a-haz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him: for He saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

2Ki 13:5 (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.

2Ki 13:6 Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jer-o-bo´am, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Sa-ma´-ri-a.)

2Ki 13:7 Neither did he leave of the people to Je-ho´-a-haz 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.

2Ki 13:8 Now the rest of the acts of Jeho´-a-haz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

2Ki 13:9 And Je-ho´-a-haz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Sama´-ri-a: and Jo´-ash his son reigned in his stead.

2Ki 13:10 In the thirty and seventh year of Jo´-ash king of Judah began Je-ho´ash the son of Je-ho´-a-haz to reign over Israel in Sa-ma´-ri-a, and reigned sixteen years.

2Ki 13:11 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord; he departed not from all the sins of Jer-o-bo´-am the son of Ne´-bat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein.

2Ki 13:12 And the rest of the acts of Jo´ash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Am-a-zi´ah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

2Ki 13:13 And Jo´-ash slept with his fathers; and Jer-o-bo´-am sat upon his throne: and Jo´-ash was buried in Sama´-ri-a with the kings of Israel.

2Ki 13:14 Now E-li´-sha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Jo´ash 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.

2Ki 13:15 And E-li´-sha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.

2Ki 13:16 And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and E-li´-sha put his hands upon the king’s hands.

2Ki 13:17 And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then E-li´-sha 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 A´-phek, till thou have consumed them.

2Ki 13:18 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.

2Ki 13:19 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.

2Ki 13:20 And E-li´-sha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Mo´ab-ites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.

2Ki 13:21 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 E-li´-sha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of E-li´-sha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

2Ki 13:22 But Haz´-a-el king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jeho´-a-haz.

2Ki 13:23 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.

2Ki 13:24 So Haz´-a-el king of Syria died; and Ben–ha´-dad his son reigned in his stead.

2Ki 13:25 And Je-ho´-ash the son of Jeho´-a-haz took again out of the hand of Ben–ha´-dad the son of Haz´-a-el the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Je-ho´-a-haz his father by war. Three times did Jo´-ash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.