Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria,
[and reigned] sixteen years.
013:011 He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh; he didn't
depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
with which he made Israel to sin; but he walked therein.
013:012 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, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles
of the kings of Israel?
013:013 Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat on his throne:
and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
013:014 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!
013:015 Elisha said to him, Take bow and arrows; and he took to him
bow and arrows.
013:016 He said to the king of Israel, Put your hand on the bow;
and he put his hand [on it]. Elisha laid his hands on
the king's hands.
013:017 He said, Open the window eastward; and he opened it.
Then Elisha said, Shoot; and he shot. He said, Yahweh's arrow
of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for you shall
strike the Syrians in Aphek, until you have consumed them.
013:018 He said, Take the arrows; and he took them. He said to the king
of Israel, Smite on the ground; and he struck thrice, and stayed.
013:019 The man of God was angry with him, and said, You should have
struck five or six times: then had you struck Syria until you
had consumed it, whereas now you shall strike Syria but thrice.
013:020 Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites
invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
013:021 It happened, as they were burying a man, that behold, they spied
a band; and they cast the man into the tomb of Elisha:
and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived,
and stood up on his feet.
013:022 Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
013:023 But Yahweh 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 cast he them from his presence as yet.
013:024 Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned
in his place.
013:025 Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again 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
did Joash strike him, and recovered the cities of Israel.
014:001 In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel began
Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah to reign.
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