2 Kings 13:22-25

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²²Hazael king of Aram oppressed^(A) Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz. ²³But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his covenant^(B) with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day he has been unwilling to destroy^(C) them or banish them from his presence.^(D)

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

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2 Kings 13:22-25

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Elisha’s Prophecy of Partial Victory is Fulfilled

²²Meanwhile, King Hazael of Aram had been oppressing Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz, ²³but 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. ²⁴After King Hazael of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad replaced him as king. ²⁵At 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.