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13:1 In the twenty-third <07969> <06242> year <08141> <08141> of the reign <04427> of Judah’s <03063> King <04428> Joash <03101> son <01121> of Ahaziah <0274>, Jehu’s <03058> son <01121> Jehoahaz <03059> became king over Israel <03478>. He reigned in Samaria <08111> for seventeen <06240> <07651> years <08141>. 13:2 He did <06213> evil <07451> in the sight <05869> of the Lord <03068>. He continued <0310> <01980> in the sinful <02403> ways of Jeroboam <03379> son <01121> of Nebat <05028> who <0834> had encouraged Israel <03478> to sin <02398>; he did not <03808> repudiate <05493> those sins. 13:3 The Lord <03068> was furious <0639> <02734> with Israel <03478> and handed <03027> <05414> them over <03027> <05414> to King <04428> Hazael <02371> of Syria <0758> and to Hazael’s <02371> son <01121> Ben Hadad <01130> for many years <03117> <03605>. 13:4 Jehoahaz <03059> asked <02470> for the Lord’s <03068> mercy <06440> and the Lord <03068> responded favorably <08085>, for <03588> he saw <07200> that <03588> Israel <03478> was oppressed <03905> by the king <04428> of Syria <0758>. 13:5 The Lord <03068> provided <05414> a deliverer <03467> for Israel <03478> and they were freed <03318> from <08478> Syria’s <0758> power <03027>. The Israelites <03478> <01121> once <08543> more <08032> lived in <03427> security <0168>. 13:6 But <0389> they did not <03808> repudiate <05493> the sinful <02403> ways of the family <01004> of Jeroboam <03379>, who <0834> encouraged <02398> Israel <03478> to sin; they continued <01980> in those sins. There was even <01571> an Asherah pole <0842> standing <05975> in Samaria <08111>. 13:7 Jehoahaz <03059> had no <03808> army <05971> left <07604> except <0518> for <03588> fifty <02572> horsemen <06571>, ten <06235> chariots <07393>, and 10,000 <0505> <06235> foot soldiers <07273>. The king <04428> of Syria <0758> had destroyed <06> his troops and trampled <01758> on them like dust <06083>. 13:8 The rest <03499> of the events <01697> of Jehoahaz’s <03059> reign, including all <03605> his accomplishments <06213> and successes <01369>, are recorded <03789> in <05921> the scroll <05612> called the Annals <03117> <01697> of the Kings <04428> of Israel <03478>. 13:9 Jehoahaz <03059> passed away <01> <05973> <07901> and was buried <06912> in Samaria <08111>. His son <01121> Joash <03101> replaced <08478> him as king <04427>. 13:10 In the thirty-seventh <07651> <07970> year <08141> of King <04428> Joash’s <03101> reign over <04427> Judah <03063>, Jehoahaz’s <03059> son <01121> Jehoash <03060> became king over <05921> Israel <03478>. He reigned in Samaria <08111> for sixteen <06240> <08337> years <08141>. 13:11 He did <06213> evil <07451> in the sight <05869> of the Lord <03068>. He did not <03808> repudiate <05493> the sinful <02403> ways of Jeroboam <03379> son <01121> of Nebat <05028> who <0834> encouraged Israel <03478> to sin <02398>; he continued <01980> in those sins. 13:12 The rest <03499> of the events <01697> of Joash’s <03101> reign, including all <03605> his accomplishments <01369> <06213> and his successful war <03898> with <05973> King <04428> Amaziah <0558> of Judah <03063>, are recorded <03789> in <05921> the scroll <05612> called the Annals <03117> <01697> of the Kings <04428> of Israel <03478>. 13:13 Joash <03101> passed away <01> <05973> <07901> and Jeroboam <03379> succeeded <03427> him on <05921> the throne <03678>. Joash <03101> was buried <06912> in Samaria <08111> with <05973> the kings <04428> of Israel <03478>. 13:14 Now Elisha <0477> had a terminal <02470> illness <02483>. King <04428> Joash <03101> of Israel <03478> went down <03381> to visit him. He wept <01058> before <06440> <05921> him and said <0559>, “My father <01>, my father <01>! The chariot <07393> and horsemen <06571> of Israel <03478>!” 13:15 Elisha <0477> told <0559> him, “Take <03947> a bow <07198> and some arrows <02671>,” and he did <03947> so. 13:16 Then Elisha told <0559> the king <04428> of Israel <03478>, “Aim <07392> the bow <07198>.” He did so <03027> <07392>, and Elisha <0477> placed <07760> his hands <03027> on <05921> the king’s <04428> hands <03027>. 13:17 Elisha said <0559>, “Open <06605> the east <06924> window <02474>,” and he did so <06605>. Elisha <0477> said <0559>, “Shoot <03384>!” and he did so <03384>. Elisha said <0559>, “This arrow <02671> symbolizes the victory <08668> the Lord <03068> will give you over Syria <0758>. You will annihilate <03615> <05704> <05221> Syria <0758> in Aphek <0663>!” 13:18 Then Elisha said <0559>, “Take <03947> the arrows <02678>,” and he did <03947> so. He told <0559> the king <04428> of Israel <03478>, “Strike <05221> the ground <0776>!” He struck <05221> the ground three <07969> times <06471> and stopped <05975>. 13:19 The prophet <0430> <0376> got angry <07107> at <05921> him and said <0559>, “If you had struck <05221> the ground five <02568> or <0176> six <08337> times <06471>, you would have annihilated <03615> Syria <0758>! But now <06258>, you will defeat <05221> Syria <0758> only three <07969> times <06471>.” 13:20 Elisha <0477> died <04191> and was buried <06912>. Moabite <04124> raiding parties <01416> invaded <0935> the land <0776> at the beginning <0935> of the year <08141>. 13:21 One day some men <01992> were <01961> burying <06912> a man <0376> when they spotted <07200> a raiding party <01416>. So they threw <07993> the dead man <0376> into Elisha’s <0477> tomb <06913>. When the body touched <05060> Elisha’s <0477> bones <06106>, the dead man <0376> came <01980> to life <02421> and stood <06965> on <05921> his feet <07272>. 13:22 Now King <04428> Hazael <02371> of Syria <0758> oppressed <03905> Israel <03478> throughout <03605> Jehoahaz’s <03059> reign. 13:23 But the Lord <03068> had mercy <02603> on <0854> them and felt pity <07355> for them. He extended <06437> his favor to <0413> them because <04616> of the promise <01285> he had made to Abraham <085>, Isaac <03327>, and Jacob <03290>. He has been unwilling <014> <03808> to destroy <07843> them or <03808> remove <07993> them from <05921> his presence <06440> to this very day <06258>. 13:24 When King <04428> Hazael <02371> of Syria <0758> died <04191>, his son <01121> Ben Hadad <01130> replaced <08478> him as king <04427>. 13:25 Jehoahaz’s <03059> son <01121> Jehoash <03060> took <03947> back <07725> from <03027> Ben Hadad <01130> son <01121> of Hazael <02371> the cities <05892> that <0834> he had taken <03947> from <03027> his father <01> Jehoahaz <03059> in war <04421>. Joash <03101> defeated <05221> him three <07969> times <06471> and recovered <07725> the Israelite <03478> cities <05892>.

• 2Ki 13:1-9 -- Jehoahaz's Reign over Israel
• 2Ki 13:10-13 -- Jehoash's Reign over Israel
• 2Ki 13:14-25 -- Elisha Makes One Final Prophecy

• Jehoahaz

  [ebd] Jehovah his sustainer, or he whom Jehovah holdeth. (1.) The youngest son of Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Chr. 21:17; 22:1, 6, 8, 9); usually Ahaziah (q.v.). (2.) The son and successor of Jehu, king of Israel (2 Kings 10:35). He...
  [isbe] JEHOAHAZ - je-ho'-a-haz, je-ho-a'-haz (yeho'achaz, "Yah has grasped"; Ioachas; 2 Ki 13:1-9): (1) Son of Jehu, and 11th king of Israel. He is stated to have reigned 17 years. 1. Chronology of Reign: Josephus was already aware...
  [smith] (whom the Lord sustains). The son and successor of jehu, reigned 17 years, B.C. 856-840, over Israel in Samaria. His inglorious history is given in (2 Kings 13:1-9) Throughout his reign, ver. (2 Kings 13:22) he was kep...
  [nave] JEHOAHAZ 1. Son of Jehu, and king of Israel, 2 Kin. 10:35; 13:1-9. 2. Son of Jehoram, king of Judah, 2 Chr. 21:17. See: Ahaziah. 3. Called also Shallum. King of Judah, and successor of Josiah, 2 Kin. 23:30, 31; 1 Chr. 3:1...
  

• Elisha

  [ebd] God his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah (1 Kings 19:16-19). His name first occurs in the command given to Elijah to anoint him as his successor (1 Kings 19:16). ...
  [isbe] ELISHA - e-li'-sha 'elisha`, "God is salvalion"; Septuagint Eleisaie; New Testament Elisaios, Eliseus, (Lk 4:27 the King James Version)): I. HIS CALL AND PREPARATION 1. His Call 2. His Preparation 3. The Parting Gift of Elij...
  [smith] (God his salvation), son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah; the attendant and disciple of Elijan, and subsequently his successor as prophet of the kingdom of Israel. The earliest mention of his name is in the command to Elijah in th...
  [nave] ELISHA, successor to the prophet Elijah. Elijah instructed to anoint, 1 Kin. 19:16. Called by Elijah, 1 Kin. 19:19. Ministers to Elijah, 1 Kin. 19:21. Witnesses Elijah's translation, receives a double portion of his spirit...
  

• Oppression

  [isbe] OPPRESSION - o-presh'-un: Used in the King James Version to translate a variety of Hebrew words, all of which, however, agree in the general sense of wrong done by violence to others. There are a few cases where the referenc...
  [nave] OPPRESSION God is a refuge from, Psa. 9:9. Prayers against, Psa. 17:9; 44:24; 119:121,134; Isa. 38:14. God's aid promised against, Psa. 12:5; 72:4, 14; Jer. 50:34. God will judge, Psa. 103:6; Eccl. 5:8; Isa. 10; Jer. 22:1...
  

• Hazael

  [ebd] whom God beholds, an officer of Ben-hadad II., king of Syria, who ultimately came to the throne, according to the word of the Lord to Elijah (1 Kings 19:15), after he had put the king to death (2 Kings 8:15). His interview w...
  [isbe] HAZAEL - ha-za'-el, ha'-za-el, haz'-a-el (chaza'-el and chazah'-el; Hazael; Assyrian haza'ilu): 1. In Biblical History: Comes first into Biblical history as a high officer in the service of Ben-hadad II, king of Syria (2 Ki ...
  [smith] (whom God sees), a king of Damascus who reigned from about B.C. 886 to B.C. 840. He appears to have been previously a person in a high position at the court of Ben-hadad, and was sent by his master to Elisha to inquire if he ...
  [nave] HAZAEL, king of Syria. Anointed king by Elijah, 1 Kin. 19:15. Conquests by, 2 Kin. 8:28, 29; 9:14; 10:32, 33; 12:17, 18; 13:3, 22; 2 Chr. 22:5, 6. Conspires against, murders, and succeeds to the throne of Ben-hadad, 2 Kin. ...
  

• Jehoash

  [ebd] Jehovah-given. (1.) The son of King Ahaziah. While yet an infant, he was saved from the general massacre of the family by his aunt Jehosheba, and was apparently the only surviving descendant of Solomon (2 Chr. 21:4, 17). His...
  [smith] (given by the Lord), the uncontracted form of Joash. The eighth king of Judah; son of Ahaziah. (2 Kings 11:21; 12:1,2,4,6,7,18; 14:13) [JOASH, 1] The twelfth king of Israel; son of Jehoahaz. (2 Kings 13:10,25; 14:8,9,1...
  [nave] JEHOASH 1. Called also Joash. Successor of Jehoahaz, 2 Kin. 13:10-25. Defeats Amaziah, 2 Kin. 13:12; 14:8-15; 2 Chr. 25:17-24. Death of, 2 Kin. 13:13; 14:16. 2. King of Judah. See: Joash.
  

• JEHOASH; JOASH

  [isbe] JEHOASH; JOASH - je-ho'-ash, the uncontracted form of (yeho'ash, yo'ash, "Yahweh has bestowed"; compare 2 Ki 11:2,21; 12:1,19; 2 Ch 24:1, etc.; Ioas): (1) The 9th king of Judah; son of Ahaziah and Zibiah, a woman of Beersheb...
  

• Prophecy

  [nave] PROPHECY Concerning Jesus, See: Jesus. Concerning church, See: Church, Prophecies Concerning Prosperity of. Relating to various countries, nations, and cities, see under their respective titles. Respecting individuals, see...
  

• Rulers

  [nave] RULERS Appointed and removed by God. See: Government, God in. Chastised, Dan. 4. See: Nation. Monarchical, See: Kings. Patriarchal, Gen. 27:29, 37. Instances of Nimrod, Gen. 10:8-10. Abraham, Gen. 14:13-24; 17:6; 21:2...
  

• Arrow

  [nave] ARROW, a weapon. Used in hunting, Gen. 21:20; 27:3; in war, 1 Sam. 31:3; 2 Sam. 22:15; 1 Kin. 22:34; 2 Kin. 19:32; Psa. 7:13; Isa. 22:3; Jer. 51:3. Divination by, Ezek. 21:21. Shot by Jonathan as a sign to David, 1 Sam. 20:...
  

• AUGURY

  [isbe] AUGURY - o'-gu-ri o'-gur-i: This word occurs in the Revised Version (British and American) in Lev 19:26; Dt 18:10,14; 2 Ki 21:6, and the parallel in 2 Ch 33:6. In all these cases the verb "practice augury" is in the King Jam...
  

• JEROBOAM

  [ebd] increase of the people. (1.) The son of Nebat (1 Kings 11:26-39), "an Ephrathite," the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B.C. 976-945). He was the son of a widow of Zereda, and while still ...
  [isbe] JEROBOAM - jer-o-bo'-am (yarobh`am; Septuagint Hieroboam, usually assumed to have been derived from riyb and `am, and signifying "the people contend," or, "he pleads the people's cause"): The name was borne by two kings of I...
  [smith] (whose people are many). The first king of the divided kingdom of Israel, B.C. 975-954, was the son of an Ephraimite of the name of Nebat. He was raised by Solomon to the rank of superintendent over the taxes and labors exac...
  

• Ben-hadad

  [ebd] the standing title of the Syrian kings, meaning "the son of Hadad." (See HADADEZER.) (1.) The king of Syria whom Asa, king of Judah, employed to invade Israel (1 Kings 15:18). (2.) Son of the preceding, also king of Syria. H...
  [nave] BEN-HADAD 1. King of Syria, 1 Kin. 15:18-20; 2 Chr. 16:2-4. 2. A king of Syria, who reigned in the time of Ahab, son of Ben-hadad I, 1 Kin. 20; 2 Kin. 5; 6; 7; 8:7-15. 3. Son of Hazael and king of Syria, 2 Kin. 13:3, 24, 2...
  

• Symbols and Similitudes

  [nave] SYMBOLS AND SIMILITUDES Trees of life and knowledge, Gen. 2:9, 17; 3:3, 24; Rev. 22:2. Rainbow, Gen. 9:12, 13. Circumcision, of the covenant of Abraham, Gen. 17:11; Rom. 4:11. Passover, of the sparing of the firstborn, an...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• BENHADAD

  [isbe] BENHADAD - ben-ha'-dad (ben-hadhadh; Septuagint huios Hader): The Name I. BENHADAD I 1. The Kingdom of Syria Founded 2. Syria and Judah 3. Shortsightedness of Asa II. BENHADAD II 1. Hadad-'idri of the Monuments 2. Expedition...
  [smith] (son of Hadad), the name of three kings of Damascus. BENHADAD I., King of Damascus, which in his time was supreme in Syria. He made an alliance with Asa, and conquered a great part of the north of Israel. (1 Kings 15:18) H...
  

• CHARIOT

  [ebd] a vehicle generally used for warlike purposes. Sometimes, though but rarely, it is spoken of as used for peaceful purposes. The first mention of the chariot is when Joseph, as a mark of distinction, was placed in Pharaoh's s...
  [isbe] CHARIOT - char'-i-ot (merkabh, merkabhah, "riding-chariot," rekhebh, "war-chariot"; harma): 1. Chariots of Egypt 2. Chariots of the Canaanites 3. Chariots of Solomon and Later Kings 4. Chariots of the Assyrians 5. Chariots o...
  [smith] a vehicle used either for warlike or peaceful purposes, but most commonly the former. The Jewish chariots were patterned after the Egyptian, and consisted of a single pair of wheels on an axle, upon which was a car with high ...
  

• Joash

  [ebd] whom Jehovah bestowed. (1.) A contracted form of Jehoash, the father of Gideon (Judg. 6:11, 29; 8:13, 29, 32). (2.) One of the Benjamite archers who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:3). (3.) One of King Ahab's sons (1 Kings...
  

• Samaria

  [nave] SAMARIA 1. City of, built by Omri, 1 Kin. 16:24. Capital of the kingdom of the ten tribes, 1 Kin. 16:29; 22:51; 2 Kin. 13:1, 10; 15:8. Besieged by Ben-hadad, 1 Kin. 20; 2 Kin. 6:24-33; 7. The king of Syria is led into, by...
  

• JEHU

  [isbe] JEHU - je'-hu (yehu; meaning uncertain, perhaps "Yahweh is he"; 1 Ki 19:16,17; 2 Ki 9; 10; Eiou): Son of Jehoshaphat, and descendant of Nimshi, hence, commonly called "the son of Nimshi"; 10th king of Israel, and founder of ...
  

• Doubting

  [nave] DOUBTING. Job 4:3-6; Job 9:16-23; Job 30:20, 21 Job 3; 16; 17; 23:15-17. Psa. 22:2; Psa. 31:22; Psa. 42:5, 6; Psa. 49:5; Psa. 73:13-17; Psa. 77:3, 7-9; Prov. 24:10; Isa. 40:27, 28 Isa. 50:2. Isa. 49:14, 15; Jer. 8:18; Jer. ...
  

• The Death of Elisha

  

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