(A)And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he gave them continually into the hand of (B)Hazael king of Syria and into the hand of (C)Ben-hadad the son of Hazael. Then Jehoahaz (D)sought the favor of the Lord, and the Lord listened to him, (E)for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them. (Therefore the Lord gave Israel (F)a savior, so that they escaped from the hand of the Syrians, and the people of Israel lived in (G)their homes as formerly.

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So the Lord’s anger(A) burned against Israel, and for a long time he kept them under the power(B) of Hazael king of Aram and Ben-Hadad(C) his son.

Then Jehoahaz sought(D) the Lord’s favor, and the Lord listened to him, for he saw(E) how severely the king of Aram was oppressing(F) Israel. The Lord provided a deliverer(G) for Israel, and they escaped from the power of Aram. So the Israelites lived in their own homes as they had before.

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