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gave that to the workmen, and they repaired in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Is-
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the house of the LORD with it. Moreover they rael? So Jehoahaz rested with his fathers, and
did not require an account from the men into they buried him in Samaria. Then Joash his
whose hand they delivered the money to be son reigned in his place.
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paid to workmen, for they dealt faithfully. The 10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of
money from the trespass offerings and the Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz became
money from the sin offerings was not brought king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned six-
into the house of the LORD. It belonged to the teen years. And he did evil in the sight of the
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priests. LORD. He did not depart from all the sins of
17 Hazael king of Syria went up and fought Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel
against Gath, and took it; then Hazael set his sin, but walked in them.
face to go up to Jerusalem. And Jehoash king 12 Now the rest of the acts of Joash, all that
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of Judah took all the sacred things that his he did, and his might with which he fought
fathers, Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not
kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own written in the book of the chronicles of the
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sacred things, and all the gold found in the kings of Israel? So Joash rested with his
treasuries of the house of the LORD and in the fathers. Then Jeroboam sat on his throne. And
king’s house, and sent them to Hazael king of Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of
Syria. Then he went away from Jerusalem. Israel.
19 Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all 14 Elisha had become sick with the illness of
that he did, are they not written in the book of which he would die. Then Joash the king of Is-
the chronicles of the kings of Judah? rael came down to him, and wept over his face,
20 And his servants arose and formed a con- and said, “O my father, my father, the chariots
spiracy, and killed Joash in the house of the of Israel and their horsemen!”
Millo, which goes down to Silla. For Jozachar 15 And Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and
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the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of some arrows.” So he took himself a bow and
Shomer, his servants, struck him. So he died, some arrows. Then he said to the king of Is-
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and they buried him with his fathers in the rael, “Put your hand on the bow.” So he put his
City of David. Then Amaziah his son reigned hand on it, and Elisha put his hands on the
in his place. king’s hands. And he said, “Open the east
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In the twenty-third year of Joash the son window”; and he opened it. Then Elisha said,
13 of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the “Shoot”; and he shot. And he said, “The arrow
son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria, of the LORD’s deliverance and the arrow of
and reigned seventeen years. And he did evil in deliverance from Syria; for you must strike the
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the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Syrians at Aphek till you have destroyed
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Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Is- them.” Then he said, “Take the arrows”; so
rael sin. He did not depart from them. he took them. And he said to the king of Israel,
3 Then the anger of the LORD was aroused “Strike the ground”; so he struck three times,
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against Israel, and He delivered them into the and stopped. And the man of God was angry
hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand with him, and said, “You should have struck
of Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael, all their days. five or six times; then you would have struck
4 So Jehoahaz pleaded with the LORD, and the Syria till you had destroyed it! But now you will
LORD listened to him; for He saw the oppres- strike Syria only three times.”
sion of Israel, because the king of Syria 20 Then Elisha died, and they buried him.
oppressed them. Then the LORD gave Israel a And the raiding bands from Moab invaded the
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deliverer, so that they escaped from under the land in the spring of the year. So it was, as
hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel they were burying a man, that suddenly they
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dwelt in their tents as before. Nevertheless spied a band of raiders; and they put the man
they did not depart from the sins of the house in the tomb of Elisha; and when the man was
of Jeroboam, who had made Israel sin, but let down and touched the bones of Elisha, he
walked in them; and the wooden image also revived and stood on his feet.
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remained in Samaria. For He left of the army 22 And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel
of Jehoahaz only fifty horsemen, ten chariots, all the days of Jehoahaz. But the LORD was
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and ten thousand foot soldiers; for the king of gracious to them, had compassion on them,
Syria had destroyed them and made them like and regarded them, because of His covenant
the dust at threshing. with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would
8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, all not yet destroy them or cast them from His
that he did, and his might, are they not written presence.
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