2 Kings 13:10-13

Jehoash’s Reign over Israel

13:10 In the thirty-seventh year of King Joash’s reign over Judah, Jehoahaz’s son Jehoash became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria ¹  for sixteen years. 13:11 He did evil in the sight of ²  the Lord. He did not repudiate ³  the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin; he continued in those sins. ⁴  13:12 The rest of the events of Joash’s ⁵  reign, including all his accomplishments and his successful war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. ⁶  13:13 Joash passed away ⁷  and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. ⁸  Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

[13:10]  ¹ map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.

[13:11]  ² tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[13:11]  ³ tn Heb “turn away from all.”

[13:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “in it he walked.”

[13:12]  ³ sn Jehoash and Joash are alternate forms of the same name.

[13:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Joash, and all which he did and his strength, [and] how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

[13:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

[13:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “sat on his throne.”