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          DASV: 2 Kings 13    

1 Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in
Samaria in the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah,
king of Judah. He reigned seventeen years.
2 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and
followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, by
which he led Israel to sin; he did not turn from them.
3 The anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, so he
repeatedly handed them over to the hand of Hazael king
of Aram, and Ben Hadad the son of Hazael.
4 But Jehoahaz sought the LORD's help, and the LORD
listened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel
and how the king of Aram was oppressing them.
5 The LORD gave Israel a deliverer, so they got out from
under the domination of the Arameans. Then the
Israelites lived in their homes as before.
6 Nevertheless they did not turn away from the sins
of the house of Jeroboam, by which he led Israel to
sin, but walked in them. The Asherah pole also
remained in Samaria.
7 So Jehoahaz was left with an army of only 50 horsemen,
10 chariots and 10,000 foot soldiers. The king
of Aram destroyed them and trampled them like the
dust at threshing time.
8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that
he did, and his might, are they not written in
the scroll of the Annals of the Kings of Israel?
9 Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried
him in Samaria. Then Jehoash his son reigned in
his place.

10 Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz began to reign
over Israel in Samaria in the thirty-seventh
year of Joash king of Judah. He reigned sixteen
years.
11 He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD.
He did not turn from all the sins of Jeroboam
the son of Nebat, by which he led Israel to sin;
but he walked in them.
12 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash, and all
that he did, and his might and how he fought
against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not
written in the scroll of the Annals of the Kings
of Israel?
13 Jehoash slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam
sat on his throne. Jehoash was buried in
Samaria with the kings of Israel.

14 Now Elisha had fallen sick with the illness
by which he would ultimately die. Jehoash the king
of Israel came down to visit him, and wept over him,
and said, "My father, my father, the chariots of
Israel and its horsemen!"
15 Elisha told him, "Get a bow and arrows," so he
got a bow and arrows.
16 Then he said to the king of Israel, "Draw the bow
with your hand," so he drew the bow with his hand.
Then Elisha laid his hands on the king's hands.
17 He said, "Open the window to the east," so he
opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot," so he shot.
He said, "This is the LORD's arrow of victory,
even the arrow of victory over Aram. For you
will defeat the Arameans in Aphek, till you have
consumed them."
18 Then Elisha said, "Take the arrows," so he took
them. Then he said to the king of Israel, "Strike
the ground with them," so he struck three times
and stopped.
19 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 had totally
destroyed it. But now you will strike Aram
only three times."

20 Then Elisha died, and they buried him. Now
the Moabite raiding parties invaded the land in
the spring of the year.
21 As they were burying a man, they spied a raiding
party. So they threw the man into the tomb of
Elisha. As soon as the man touched the bones
of Elisha, he came to life and stood up on his feet.
22 Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel all
the days of Jehoahaz.
23 But the LORD was gracious to them, had
compassion on them and he turned his favor
toward them because of his covenant with Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob. To this day he has not
destroyed them or banished them from his presence.
24 Hazael king of Aram died and Ben Hadad his
son reigned in his place.
25 Then Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took back
from the hand of Ben Hadad the son of Hazael
the towns he had taken in battle from the hand
of Jehoahaz his father. Three times Jehoash
defeated him and recovered the towns of Israel.

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