2 Kings 13:1-4

Jehoahaz’s Reign over Israel

13:1 In the twenty-third year of the reign of Judah’s King Joash son of Ahaziah, Jehu’s son Jehoahaz became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria ¹  for seventeen years. 13:2 He did evil in the sight of ²  the Lord. He continued in ³  the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who had encouraged Israel to sin; he did not repudiate those sins. ⁴  13:3 The Lord was furious with ⁵  Israel and handed them over to ⁶  King Hazael of Syria and to Hazael’s son Ben Hadad for many years. ⁷ 

13:4 Jehoahaz asked for the Lord’s mercy ⁸  and the Lord responded favorably, ⁹  for he saw that Israel was oppressed by the king of Syria. ¹⁰ 

[13:1]  ¹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[13:2]  ² tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[13:2]  ³ tn Heb “walked after.”

[13:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “he did not turn aside from it.”

[13:3]  ³ tn Heb “and the anger of the Lord burned against.”

[13:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “he gave them into the hand of.”

[13:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “all the days.”

[13:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “appeased the face of the Lord.”

[13:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the Lord heard.”

[13:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “for he saw the oppression of Israel, for the king of Syria oppressed them.”