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2 Kings 13:12-14
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2 Kings 13:12-14
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12 The rest of the events of Jehoash’s[a] reign, including all his accomplishments and his successful war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.[b] 13 Jehoash passed away[c] and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne.[d] Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
Elisha Makes One Final Prophecy
14 Now Elisha had a terminal illness.[e] King Jehoash of Israel went down to visit him.[f] He wept before him and said, “My father, my father! The chariot[g] and horsemen of Israel!”[h]
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- 2 Kings 13:12 tn “Joash”; Jehoash and Joash are alternate forms of the same name.
- 2 Kings 13:12 tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Joash, and all which he did and his strength, [and] how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”
- 2 Kings 13:13 tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”
- 2 Kings 13:13 tn Heb “sat on his throne.”
- 2 Kings 13:14 tn Heb “Now Elisha was ill with the illness by which he would die.”
- 2 Kings 13:14 tn Heb “went down to him.”
- 2 Kings 13:14 tn Though the noun is singular here, it may be collective, in which case it could be translated “chariots.”
- 2 Kings 13:14 sn By comparing Elisha to a one-man army, the king emphasizes the power of the prophetic word. See the note at 2:12.
2 Kings 13:12-14
New International Version
2 Kings 13:12-14
New International Version
12 As for the other events of the reign of Jehoash, all he did and his achievements, including his war against Amaziah(A) king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the annals(B) of the kings of Israel? 13 Jehoash rested with his ancestors, and Jeroboam(C) succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
14 Now Elisha had been suffering from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him and wept over him. “My father! My father!” he cried. “The chariots(D) and horsemen of Israel!”
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