Elisha’s Prophecy of Partial Victory is Fulfilled

²² Meanwhile, King Hazael of Aram had been oppressing Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz, ²³ but the Lord showed grace to them, displayed his compassion toward them, and turned to them due to his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He would not destroy them or evict them from his presence up until that time. ²⁴ After King Hazael of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad replaced him as king. ²⁵ At that time, Jehoahaz’s son Jehoash recaptured from Hazael’s son Ben-hadad the cities that Hazael^[a] had captured through warfare from the control of Jehoahaz, Jehoash’s father. Joash^[b] defeated and recovered cities of Israel from Ben-hadad^[c] three times.