²¹ Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders; so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. When the body touched Elisha’s bones, the man came to life^(A) and stood up on his feet.

²² Hazael king of Aram oppressed^(A) Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.

²⁴ Hazael king of Aram died, and Ben-Hadad^(A) his son succeeded him as king. ²⁵ Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz recaptured from Ben-Hadad son of Hazael the towns he had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Three times^(B) Jehoash defeated him, and so he recovered^(C) the Israelite towns.