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2 Kings 13

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1In the three and twentieth 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.

2And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

3And the anger of the 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, all their days.

4And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

5(And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime.

6Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.)

7Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.

8Now 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?

9And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.

10In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.

11And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein.

12And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

13And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

14Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

15And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.

16And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands.

17And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

18And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.

19And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

20And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.

21And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

22But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

23And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

24So Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his stead.

25And 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 beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

Words in this chapter

Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.

  • יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêlH347818× in this chapter

    Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

  • מֶלֶךְmelekH442815× in this chapter

    a king

  • אֵתʼêthH85315× in this chapter

    properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

  • בֵּןbênH112111× in this chapter

    a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

  • עַלʻalH592111× in this chapter

    above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

  • אֲרָםʼĂrâmH75810× in this chapter

    Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an Israelite

  • יָדyâdH30279× in this chapter

    a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

  • יְהוֹאָחָזYᵉhôwʼâchâzH30599× in this chapter

    Jehoachaz, the name of three Israelites

  • אָמַרʼâmarH5599× in this chapter

    to say (used with great latitude)

  • יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH30688× in this chapter

    Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

  • יוֹאָשׁYôwʼâshH31018× in this chapter

    Joash, the name of six Israelites

  • לֹאlôʼH38088× in this chapter

    not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

  • אֲשֶׁרʼăsherH8348× in this chapter

    who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.

  • אֱלִישָׁעʼĔlîyshâʻH4777× in this chapter

    Elisha, the famous prophet

  • נָכָהnâkâhH52217× in this chapter

    to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

  • שָׁנֶהshânehH81417× in this chapter

    a year (as a revolution of time)

  • בֶּן־הֲדַדBen-HădadH11306× in this chapter

    Ben-Hadad, the name of several Syrian kings

  • לָקַחlâqachH39476× in this chapter

    to take (in the widest variety of applications)

  • אָבʼâbH15× in this chapter

    father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

  • חֲזָאֵלChăzâʼêlH23715× in this chapter

    Chazael, a king of Syria

  • חֵץchêtsH26715× in this chapter

    properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunderbolt; the shaft of aspear

  • כִּיkîyH35885× in this chapter

    (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

  • כֹּלkôlH36055× in this chapter

    properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

  • שֹׁמְרוֹןShômᵉrôwnH81115× in this chapter

    Shomeron, a place in Palestine

  • דָּבָרdâbârH16974× in this chapter

    a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

  • הָלַךְhâlakH19804× in this chapter

    to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

  • יוֹםyôwmH31174× in this chapter

    a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

  • יָרׇבְעָםYârobʻâmH33794× in this chapter

    Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings

  • אִישׁʼîyshH3764× in this chapter

    a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

  • אֵלʼêlH4134× in this chapter

    near, with or among; often in general, to

  • מָלַךְmâlakH44274× in this chapter

    to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel

  • עִםʻimH59734× in this chapter

    adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)

  • עָשָׂהʻâsâhH62134× in this chapter

    to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

  • פַּעַםpaʻamH64714× in this chapter

    a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)

  • קָבַרqâbarH69124× in this chapter

    to inter

  • שָׁלוֹשׁshâlôwshH79694× in this chapter

    three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice

  • הֵםhêmH19923× in this chapter

    they (only used when emphatic)

  • חָטָאchâṭâʼH23983× in this chapter

    properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn

  • חַטָּאָהchaṭṭâʼâhH24033× in this chapter

    an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender

  • יְהוּדָהYᵉhûwdâhH30633× in this chapter

    Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory

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