2 Kings 13:25
13:25 Jehoahaz’s son Jehoash took back from
Ben Hadad son of Hazael the cities that he had taken from his father Jehoahaz in war. Joash defeated him three times and recovered the Israelite cities.
2 Kings 14:12-14
14:12 Judah was defeated by Israel, and each man ran back home.
14:13 King Jehoash of Israel captured King Amaziah of Judah, son of Jehoash son of Ahaziah, in Beth Shemesh. He
attacked
Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate – a distance of about six hundred feet.
14:14 He took away all the gold and silver, all the items found in the
Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the royal palace, and some hostages.
Then he went back to Samaria.
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2 Kings 14:25
14:25 He restored the border of Israel from Lebo Hamath in the north to the sea of the Arabah in the south,
in accordance with the word of the
Lord God of Israel announced through
his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.
2 Kings 14:2
14:2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem.
His mother
was Jehoaddan, who was from Jerusalem.
2 Kings 1:6-8
1:6 They replied,
“A man came up to meet us. He told us, “Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, ‘This is what the
Lord says: “You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are sending for an oracle from Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron.
Therefore you will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die.”’”
1:7 The king
asked them, “Describe the appearance
of this man who came up to meet you and told you these things.”
1:8 They replied,
“He was a hairy man
and had a leather belt
tied around his waist.” The king
said, “He is Elijah the Tishbite.”
Isaiah 7:1
Ahaz Receives a Sign
7:1 During the reign of Ahaz son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel marched up to Jerusalem to do battle, but they were unable to prevail against it.
Isaiah 7:4
7:4 Tell him, ‘Make sure you stay calm!
Don’t be afraid! Don’t be intimidated
by these two stubs of smoking logs,
or by the raging anger of Rezin, Syria, and the son of Remaliah.
Isaiah 17:3-4
17:3 Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim,
and Damascus will lose its kingdom.
The survivors in Syria
will end up like the splendor of the Israelites,”
says the Lord who commands armies.
17:4 “At that time
Jacob’s splendor will be greatly diminished,
and he will become skin and bones.
Isaiah 28:14-15
The Lord Will Judge Jerusalem
28:14 Therefore, listen to the Lord’s word,
you who mock,
you rulers of these people
who reside in Jerusalem!
28:15 For you say,
“We have made a treaty with death,
with Sheol we have made an agreement.
When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by
it will not reach us.
For we have made a lie our refuge,
we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word.”
Daniel 4:30
4:30 The king uttered these words: “Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence
by my own mighty strength
and for my majestic honor?”