In the three and twentiethyear of Joash the son of Ahaziahking of JudahJehoahaz the son of Jehubegan to reignoverIsrael in Samaria, and reignedseventeenyears.
And he did thatwhich was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, whichmadeIsrael to sin; he departed not therefrom.
And the anger of the LORD was kindledagainstIsrael, and he deliveredtheminto the hand of Hazaelking of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, all theirdays.
(And the LORDgaveIsrael a saviour, so thattheywent out fromunder the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israeldwelt in theirtents, as beforetime.
Neverthelesstheydeparted not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who madeIsrael sin, but walkedtherein: and thereremained the grovealso in Samaria.)
Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fiftyhorsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousandfootmen; for the king of Syria had destroyedthem, and had madethemlike the dust by threshing.
And he did thatwhich was evil in the sight of the LORD; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who madeIsrael sin: but he walkedtherein.
And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his mightwherewith he foughtagainstAmaziahking of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Now Elisha was fallensick of his sicknesswhereof he died. And Joash the king of Israelcamedownunto him, and weptover his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsementhereof.
And he said, Open the windoweastward. And he opened it. ThenElishasaid, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD’Sdeliverance, and the arrow of deliverancefromSyria: for thoushaltsmite the Syrians in Aphek, tillthouhaveconsumedthem.
And the man of God was wrothwith him, and said, Thoushouldesthavesmittenfive or six times; thenhadstthousmittenSyriatillthouhadstconsumed it: whereas now thoushaltsmiteSyria but thrice.
And it came to pass, as theywereburying a man, that, behold, theyspied a band of men; and theycast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
And the LORD was graciousuntothem, and had compassion on them, and had respectuntothem, because of his covenantwithAbraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroythem, neithercast he themfrom his presence as yet.
And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaztookagain out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Threetimes did Joashbeat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.