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Kings
of Israel: Jehoahaz and Jehoash |
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| 2 Kings 13:1 |
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In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of
Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became king over Israel at Samaria,
and he reigned seventeen years. |
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| 2 Kings 13:2 |
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He did evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed
the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel sin; he did not
turn from them. |
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| 2 Kings 13:3 |
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So the anger of the LORD was kindled against
Israel, and He gave them continually into the hand of Hazael king of Aram, and
into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael. |
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| 2 Kings 13:4 |
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Then Jehoahaz entreated the favor of the LORD,
and the LORD listened to him; for He saw the oppression of Israel, how the king
of Aram oppressed them. |
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| 2 Kings 13:5 |
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The LORD gave Israel a deliverer, so that they
escaped from under the hand of the Arameans; and the sons of Israel lived in their
tents as formerly. |
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| 2 Kings 13:6 |
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Nevertheless they did not turn away from the
sins of the house of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel sin, but walked in them;
and the Asherah also remained standing in Samaria. |
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| 2 Kings 13:7 |
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For he left to Jehoahaz of the army not more
than fifty horsemen and ten chariots and 10,000 footmen, for the king of Aram
had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing. |
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| 2 Kings 13:8 |
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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? |
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| 2 Kings 13:9 |
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And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they
buried him in Samaria; and Joash his son became king in his place. |
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| 2 Kings 13:10 |
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In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of
Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned
sixteen years. |
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| 2 Kings 13:11 |
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He did evil in the sight of the LORD; he did
not turn away from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made
Israel sin, but he walked in them. |
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| 2 Kings 13:12 |
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Now the rest of the acts of Joash and all that
he did and his might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they
not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? |
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| 2 Kings 13:13 |
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So Joash slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam
sat on his throne; and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. |
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Death
of Elisha |
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| 2 Kings 13:14 |
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When Elisha became sick with the illness of
which he was to die, Joash the king of Israel came down to him and wept over him
and said, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" |
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| 2 Kings 13:15 |
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Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and arrows."
So he took a bow and arrows. |
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| 2 Kings 13:16 |
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Then he said to the king of Israel, "Put your
hand on the bow." And he put his hand on it, then Elisha laid his hands on the
king's hands. |
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| 2 Kings 13:17 |
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He said, "Open the window toward the east,"
and he opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot!" And he shot. And he said, "The LORD'S
arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Aram; for you will defeat the
Arameans at Aphek until you have destroyed them." |
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| 2 Kings 13:18 |
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Then he said, "Take the arrows," and he took
them. And he said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground," and he struck it
three times and stopped. |
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| 2 Kings 13:19 |
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So the man of God was angry with him and said,
"You should have struck five or six times, then you would have struck Aram until
you would have destroyed it. But now you shall strike Aram only three times." |
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| 2 Kings 13:20 |
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Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands
of the Moabites would invade the land in the spring of the year. |
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| 2 Kings 13:21 |
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As they were burying a man, behold, they saw
a marauding band; and they cast the man into the grave of Elisha. And when the
man touched the bones of Elisha he revived and stood up on his feet. |
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| 2 Kings 13:22 |
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Now Hazael king of Aram had oppressed Israel
all the days of Jehoahaz. |
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| 2 Kings 13:23 |
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But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion
on them and turned to them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
and would not destroy them or cast them from His presence until now. |
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| 2 Kings 13:24 |
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When Hazael king of Aram died, Ben-hadad his
son became king in his place. |
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| 2 Kings 13:25 |
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Then Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again
from the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken in
war from the hand of Jehoahaz his father. Three times Joash defeated him and recovered
the cities of Israel. |
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