2 Kings 12:17-13:13

English Standard Version

¹⁷ At that time ^(A)Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath and took it. But when Hazael set his face ^(B)to go up against Jerusalem, ¹⁸ Jehoash king of Judah ^(C)took all the sacred gifts that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah his fathers, the kings of Judah, had dedicated, ^(D)and his own sacred gifts, and all the gold that was found in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and of the king's house, and sent these to Hazael king of Syria. Then Hazael went away from Jerusalem.

The Death of Joash

¹⁹ Now the rest of the acts of Joash and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? ^20 (E)His servants arose and made a conspiracy ^(F)and struck down Joash in the house of ^(G)Millo, on the way that goes down to Silla. ²¹ It was ^(H)Jozacar the son of Shimeath and Jehozabad the son of ^(I)Shomer, his servants, who struck him down, so that he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, ^(J)and Amaziah his son reigned in his place.

Jehoahaz Reigns in Israel

13 In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years. ² He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, ^(K)which he made Israel to sin; he did not depart from them. ^3 (L)And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he gave them continually into the hand of ^(M)Hazael king of Syria and into the hand of ^(N)Ben-hadad the son of Hazael. ⁴ Then Jehoahaz ^(O)sought the favor of the Lord, and the Lord listened to him, ^(P)for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them. ⁵ (Therefore the Lord gave Israel ^(Q)a savior, so that they escaped from the hand of the Syrians, and the people of Israel lived in ^(R)their homes as formerly. ⁶ Nevertheless, they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, ^(S)which he made Israel to sin, but walked^[a] in them; and ^(T)the Asherah also remained in Samaria.) ⁷ For there was not left to Jehoahaz an army of more than fifty horsemen and ten chariots and ten thousand footmen, for the king of Syria had destroyed them and made them like the dust ^(U)at threshing. ⁸ Now 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? ⁹ So Jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria, and Joash his son reigned in his place.

Jehoash Reigns in Israel

¹⁰ In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash^[b] the son of Jehoahaz began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years. ¹¹ He also did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, ^(V)which he made Israel to sin, but he walked in them. ^12 (W)Now the rest of the acts of Joash ^(X)and all that he did, ^(Y)and the might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? ¹³ So Joash slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. And Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.