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* In the twenty-third 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 . * And he did that which was evil in the sight of LORD , and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat , with which he made Israel to sin . He did not depart from it . * And the anger of 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 , continually . * And Jehoahaz besought LORD , and LORD hearkened to him , for he saw the oppression of Israel , how that the king of Syria oppressed them . * (And LORD gave Israel a savior , so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians , and the sons of Israel dwelt in their tents as beforetime . * Nevertheless they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam , with which he made Israel to sin , but walked therein . And the Asherah also remained in Samaria .) * For he did not leave to Jehoahaz of the people except fifty horsemen , and ten chariots , and ten thousand footmen , for the king of Syria destroyed them , and made them like the dust in threshing . * 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 ? * And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers , and they buried him in Samaria . And Joash his son reigned in his stead . * In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah , Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz began to reign over Israel in Samaria , [and reigned ] sixteen years . * And he did that which was evil in the sight of LORD . He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat , with which he made Israel to sin , but he walked therein . * 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 ? * And Joash slept with his fathers , and Jeroboam sat upon his throne . And Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel . * Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness of which he died . And Joash the king of Israel came down to him , and wept over him , and said , My father , my father , the chariots of Israel and the horsemen of it ! * And Elisha said to him , Take bow and arrows . And he took to him bow and arrows . * And he said to the king of Israel , Put thy hand upon the bow . And he put his hand [upon it ]. And Elisha laid his hands upon the king 's hands . * And he said , Open the window eastward . And he opened it . Then Elisha said , Shoot . And he shot . And he said , LORD 's arrow of victory , even the arrow of victory over Syria , for thou shall smite the Syrians in Aphek till thou have con * And he said , Take the arrows . And he took them . And he said to the king of Israel , Smite upon the ground . And he smote thrice , and stopped . * And the man of God was angry with him , and said , Thou should have smitten five or six times . Then thou would have smitten Syria till thou had consumed it , whereas now thou shall smite Syria but thrice . * And Elisha died , and they buried him . Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year . * And it came to pass , as they were burying a man , that , behold , they spied a band , and they cast the man into the sepulcher of Elisha . And as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha , he revived , and stood up on his feet . * And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz . * But LORD was gracious to them , and had compassion on them , and had respect to them , because of his covenant with Abraham , Isaac , and Jacob , and would not destroy them , neither did he cast them from his presence as yet . * And Hazael king of Syria died , and Benhadad his son reigned in his stead . * And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz again took 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 Joash smote him , and recovered the cities of Israel .

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