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.

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2 Kings 11:4, 2 Kings 11:21, 2 Kings 10:35, 2 Kings 10:36, 2 Kings 8:26

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

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1 Kings 12:26, 1 Kings 12:33, 1 Kings 12:26, 1 Kings 12:33, 1 Kings 14:16

3And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, continually.

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1 Kings 19:17, 2 Kings 13:24, 2 Kings 13:25, 1 Kings 19:17, 2 Kings 13:24

4And Jehoahaz besought Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkened unto him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how that the king of Syria oppressed them.

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2 Kings 14:26, 2 Kings 14:26, Exodus 3:7, Exodus 3:7, Psalms 78:34

5(And Jehovah 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.

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Nehemiah 9:27, 2 Kings 14:25, 2 Kings 13:25, 2 Kings 14:27, Nehemiah 9:27

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

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1 Kings 16:33, 1 Kings 16:33, 2 Kings 13:2, 2 Kings 13:2, Deuteronomy 7:5

7For he left not to Jehoahaz of the people save fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria destroyed them, and made them like the dust in threshing.

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Amos 1:3, Amos 1:3, 2 Kings 10:32, 2 Kings 10:32, 1 Samuel 13:6

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?

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1 Kings 14:19, 1 Kings 14:20, 1 Kings 14:29, 1 Kings 11:4, 2 Kings 10:34

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

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2 Kings 10:35, 1 Kings 14:13, 2 Kings 13:10, 2 Kings 13:13, 2 Kings 14:8

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.

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

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2 Kings 13:2, 2 Kings 13:2, 2 Kings 10:29, 2 Kings 13:6, 2 Kings 3:3

12Now 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?

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2 Kings 13:14, 2 Kings 13:25, 2 Kings 14:25, 2 Chronicles 25:17, 2 Chronicles 25:24

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

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1 Kings 11:31, 1 Kings 1:21, 2 Samuel 7:12, 2 Kings 14:28, 2 Kings 14:29

14Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died: and Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over him, and said, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof!

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Philippians 2:26, 2 Kings 2:12, Philippians 2:26, 2 Kings 2:12, 2 Kings 20:1

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

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16And he said to the king of Israel, Put thy hand upon the bow; and he put his hand upon it. And Elisha laid his hands upon the king’s hands.

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2 Kings 4:34, Genesis 49:24, Psalms 144:1, 2 Kings 4:34, Genesis 49:24

17And he said, Open the window eastward; and he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot; and he shot. And he said, Jehovah’s arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

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1 Kings 20:26, 1 Kings 20:26, 2 Kings 5:10, 2 Kings 5:14, 2 Kings 5:10

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.

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2 Kings 4:6, 2 Kings 4:6, Ezekiel 4:1, Ezekiel 4:10, Isaiah 20:2

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.

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2 Kings 13:25, 2 Kings 13:25, 2 Kings 4:16, Mark 6:5, 2 Kings 6:9

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

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2 Kings 24:2, 2 Kings 24:2, 2 Kings 3:7, 2 Kings 3:7, 2 Chronicles 24:16

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

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Ezekiel 37:1, Ezekiel 37:10, Acts 19:12, Ezekiel 37:1, Ezekiel 37:10

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

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2 Kings 8:12, 2 Kings 8:12, Psalms 106:40, Psalms 106:42, 2 Kings 13:3

23But Jehovah 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.

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Psalms 105:8, Psalms 105:8, Micah 7:18, Micah 7:20, 2 Kings 14:27

24And Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead.

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Psalms 125:3, Luke 18:7, Psalms 125:3, Luke 18:7

25And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash smite him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

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2 Kings 13:18, 2 Kings 13:19, 2 Kings 13:18, 2 Kings 13:19, 2 Kings 10:32