1 In the twenty-third year of Joash, son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, began his seventeen-year reign over Israel in Samaria.
2 He did evil in the LORD'S sight, conducting himself like Jeroboam, son of Nebat, and not renouncing the sin he had caused Israel to commit.
3 The LORD was angry with Israel and for a long time left them in the power of Hazael, king of Aram, and of Ben-hadad, son of Hazael.
4 Then Jehoahaz entreated the LORD, who heard him, since he saw the oppression to which the king of Aram had subjected Israel.
5 So the LORD gave Israel a savior, and the Israelites, freed from the power of Aram, dwelt in their own homes as formerly.
6 Nevertheless, they did not desist from the sins which the house of Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, but persisted in them. The sacred pole also remained standing in Samaria.
7 No soldiers were left to Jehoahaz, except fifty horsemen with ten chariots and ten thousand foot soldiers, since the king of Aram had destroyed them and trampled them like dust.
8 The rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, with all his valor and accomplishments, are recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
9 Jehoahaz rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. His son Joash succeeded him as king.
10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash, king of Judah, Jehoash, son of Jehoahaz, began his sixteen-year reign over Israel in Samaria.
11 He did evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not desist from any of the sins which Jeroboam, son of Nebat, had caused Israel to commit, but persisted in them.
12 (The rest of the acts of Joash, the valor with which he fought against Amaziah, king of Judah, and all his accomplishments, are recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
13 Joash rested with his ancestors, and Jeroboam occupied the throne. Joash was buried with the kings of Israel in Samaria.)
14 When Elisha was suffering from the sickness of which he was to die, King Joash of Israel went down to visit him. "My father, my father!" he exclaimed, weeping over him. "Israel's chariots and horsemen!"
15 "Take a bow and some arrows," Elisha said to him. When he had done so,
16 Elisha said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand on the bow." As the king held the bow, Elisha placed his hands over the king's hands
17 and said, "Open the window toward the east." He opened it. Elisha said, "Shoot," and he shot. The prophet exclaimed, "The LORD'S arrow of victory! The arrow of victory over Aram! You will completely conquer Aram at Aphec."
18 Then he said to the king of Israel, "Take the arrows," which he did. Elisha said to him, "Strike the ground!" He struck the ground three times and stopped.
19 Angry with him, the man of God said: "You should have struck five or six times; you would have defeated Aram completely. Now, you will defeat Aram only three times."
20 Elisha died and was buried. At the time, bands of Moabites used to raid the land each year.
21 Once some people were burying a man, when suddenly they spied such a raiding band. So they cast the dead man into the grave of Elisha, and everyone went off. But when the man came in contact with the bones of Elisha, he came back to life and rose to his feet.
22 King Hazael of Aram oppressed Israel during the entire reign of Jehoahaz.
23 But the LORD was merciful with Israel and looked on them with compassion because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was unwilling to destroy them or to cast them out from his presence.
24 So when King Hazael of Aram died and his son Ben-hadad succeeded him as king,
25 Joash, son of Jehoahaz, took back from Ben-hadad, son of Hazael, the cities which Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Joash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and thus recovered the cities of Israel.
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Chapter 13 of 2 Kings narrates the final story of King Jehoes of Israel, which is described as a leader who has done evil before the Lord. During his reign, he asks the prophet Elisha for help to overcome a battle against the Syrians, but even so, he cannot ward off Israel from idolatry. Below are five Bible verses that relate to the topics addressed in 2 Kings 13:
Psalm 106:34-35: "They did not destroy the peoples, as the Lord had commanded them, but mingled with the nations and learned their customs. They served their idols, who became a bond for them." This verse talks about how the mix with other nations and idolatry became a problem for Israel, which did not obey God's commandments.
Isaiah 31:1: "Woe to those who descend to Egypt in search of help, who trust horses, who put their trust in crowds of car and knights, because they are so many and horses, because they are very strong, but do not look at The saint of Israel, do not even seek the Lord! " This verse talks about Israel's tendency to seek help elsewhere rather than trusting God.
Jeremiah 10:2: "Thus saith the Lord, Do not learn the path of nations, nor are you scary from the signs of heaven, even if the nations fear them." This verse talks about the need to obey God's commandments and not follow the ways of pagan nations.
Hosea 4:17: "Ephraim is united with idols; leave it." This verse talks about how Ephraim, which is often used as an alternative name for Israel, has joined idols, and therefore God left them.
Amos 5:14: "Seek good and not evil, that you may live, and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you said." This verse talks about the importance of doing good instead of evil and following God's will. It reflects the theme of 2 Kings 13, which shows how idolatry and disobedience resulted in problems for Israel.
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