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Иоахаз – царь Исраила

13 На двадцать третьем году правления иудейского царя Иоаша, сына Охозии, царём Исраила стал Иоахаз, сын Иеву, и правил в Самарии семнадцать лет. Он делал зло в глазах Вечного, следуя грехам Иеровоама, сына Невата, к которым тот склонил Исраил, и не отворачивался от них. Гнев Вечного вспыхнул на Исраил, и долгое время Он держал их во власти Хазаила, царя Сирии, и его сына Бен-Адада[a].

Но Иоахаз взмолился Вечному, и Вечный услышал его, ведь Он видел, как жестоко царь Сирии притесняет Исраил. Вечный дал Исраилу избавителя, и Исраил вышел из-под власти Сирии. Исраильтяне стали жить в мире, как и прежде. И всё же они не отвернулись от грехов дома Иеровоама, к которым тот склонил Исраил, но оставались в них. Да и столб Ашеры[b] продолжал стоять в Самарии.

От войска Иоахаза не осталось ничего, кроме пятидесяти всадников, десяти колесниц и десяти тысяч пеших воинов, потому что царь Сирии истребил остальных, уподобив их пыли во время молотьбы.

Прочие события царствования Иоахаза, всё, что он сделал, и его свершения записаны в «Книге летописей царей Исраила». Иоахаз упокоился со своими предками и был похоронен в Самарии. И царём вместо него стал его сын Иоаш.

Иоаш – царь Исраила

10 На тридцать седьмом году правления Иоаша, царя Иудеи, царём Исраила стал Иоаш, сын Иоахаза, и правил в Самарии шестнадцать лет. 11 Он делал зло в глазах Вечного и не отвернулся ни от одного из грехов Иеровоама, сына Невата, к которым тот склонил Исраил. Он оставался в них.

12 Прочие события царствования Иоаша, всё, что он сделал, и его свершения, включая войну против Амасии, царя Иудеи, записаны в «Книге летописей царей Исраила».

13 Иоаш упокоился со своими предками, и Иеровоам сменил его на престоле. Иоаш был похоронен в Самарии с царями Исраила.

Смерть Елисея

14 Елисей был смертельно болен. Иоаш, царь Исраила, пришёл навестить его и плакал над ним.

– Отец мой! Отец мой! – восклицал он. – Колесница и конница Исраила!

15 Елисей сказал:

– Достань лук и стрелы, – и он сделал это.

16 – Возьми лук в руки, – сказал он царю Исраила.

Когда тот взял лук, Елисей положил руки на руки царя Исраила.

17 – Открой восточное окно, – сказал он, и тот открыл его.

– Стреляй! – сказал Елисей, и тот выстрелил.

– Стрела победы Вечного, стрела победы над Сирией! – сказал Елисей. – Ты будешь бить сирийцев при городе Афеке, пока не разобьёшь их.

18 Затем он сказал:

– Возьми стрелы, – и царь взял их.

Елисей сказал ему:

– Бей ими по земле.

Он ударил три раза и остановился.

19 Пророк разгневался на него и сказал:

– Ты должен был бы ударить по земле пять или шесть раз, тогда ты побил бы Сирию полностью. А теперь ты разобьёшь её только три раза.

20 Елисей умер и был похоронен.

Позже разбойники из Моава повадились вторгаться в страну каждую весну. 21 Однажды во время похорон одного человека исраильтяне увидели банду разбойников и бросили покойника в гробницу Елисея. Когда мёртвое тело коснулось костей Елисея, тот человек ожил и встал на ноги.

Исполнение последнего пророчества Елисея

22 Хазаил, царь Сирии, притеснял Исраил во все дни царствования Иоахаза. 23 Но Вечный был милостив к ним, жалел их и заботился о них ради священного соглашения с Ибрахимом, Исхаком и Якубом. Он и теперь не хотел истребить их или прогнать от Себя.

24 Хазаил, царь Сирии, умер, и его сын Бен-Адад стал царём вместо него. 25 И Иоаш, сын Иоахаза, отнял у Бен-Адада, сына Хазаила, те города, которые тот отвоевал у его отца Иоахаза. Три раза Иоаш разбивал его и возвращал исраильские города.

Footnotes

  1. 13:3 Это Бен-Адад III, правивший Сирией в начале VIII в. до н. э.
  2. 13:6 Столб Ашеры   – культовый символ вавилонско-ханаанской богини Ашеры. Ашера считалась матерью богов и людей, владычицей моря и всего сущего.

Israël aanbidt afgoden

13 Koning Joahaz, de zoon van Jehu, begon zijn zeventien jaar durend bewind over Israël in het drieëntwintigste regeringsjaar van koning Joas van Juda. Hij was echter een slechte koning en volgde het voorbeeld van Jerobeam, die heel Israël in de zonde had meegesleept. Daarom kwam de toorn van de Here over Israël en Hij stond toe dat koning Hazaël van Syrië en diens zoon Benhadad voortdurend overwinningen op Israël behaalden. Maar Joahaz bad om hulp van de Here en de Here luisterde naar hem. Hij zag namelijk heel goed hoe erg Israël te lijden had onder de voortdurende aanvallen van de koning van Syrië. De Here gaf Israël een bevrijder die het volk zou redden van de tirannie van de Syriërs. Daarna konden de Israëlieten weer een rustig en veilig bestaan leiden, zoals dat ook in vroeger dagen was geweest. Maar voorlopig gingen zij door met zondigen, in navolging van de goddeloze Jerobeam. Zij bleven ook de godin Astarte in Samaria aanbidden. Ten slotte dunde de Here Joahazʼ leger uit tot hij nog maar vijftig ruiters, tien strijdwagens en tienduizend man voetvolk over had. De rest was door de koning van Syrië vernietigd alsof het stof onder zijn voeten was.

De rest van de geschiedenis van koning Joahaz is beschreven in de Kronieken van de koningen van Israël. 9,10 Na zijn dood werd Joahaz in Samaria begraven en zijn zoon Joas regeerde daarna zestien jaar vanuit Samaria. Hij besteeg de troon in het zevenendertigste regeringsjaar van koning Joas van Juda. 11 Maar ook hij was een goddeloze koning, want evenals Jerobeam moedigde hij zijn onderdanen aan de afgoden te aanbidden en gaf hij zijn volk een slecht voorbeeld. 12 De overige gegevens over de regering van Joas, inclusief zijn oorlogen tegen koning Amazia van Juda, staan beschreven in de Kronieken van de koningen van Israël. 13 Joas stierf en werd in Samaria bij de andere koningen van Israël begraven. Jerobeam de Tweede werd de nieuwe koning.

14 De profeet Elisa kreeg een dodelijke ziekte en koning Joas bracht hem een bezoek. De koning kon zijn tranen niet bedwingen en zei treurig: ‘Mijn vader, mijn vader! De Wagens en Ruiters van Israël! U bent de steun en toeverlaat van Israël.’ 15 Elisa zei tegen hem: ‘Pak een boog en een paar pijlen.’ Joas deed dat 16,17 en Elisa zei: ‘Open dat oostelijke raam.’ Daarna zei hij de koning de boog te spannen en hij legde zijn eigen handen op de handen van de koning. ‘Schiet!’ beval Elisa en de koning liet de pees van de boog los. Toen zei Elisa: ‘Dit is een pijl van verlossing door de Here, een pijl van overwinning op Syrië. U zult de Syriërs bij Afek namelijk volledig verslaan. 18 Pak nu die andere pijlen en sla ermee op de vloer.’ De koning pakte ze op en sloeg er driemaal mee op de vloer. 19 De profeet werd boos op hem. ‘U had vijf- of zesmaal op de vloer moeten slaan,’ riep hij, ‘want dan had u Syrië echt vernietigend verslagen, nu zult u slechts driemaal de overwinning behalen!’

20,21 Korte tijd later stierf Elisa en werd begraven. In die tijd gebeurde het nogal eens dat Moabitische bandieten in de lente invallen in Israël deden. Op een keer zagen enkele mannen die net een vriend aan het begraven waren, een bende bandieten naderen en in hun haast om weg te komen, gooiden zij het lijk in de graftombe van Elisa. Zodra het lijk in aanraking kwam met de beenderen van Elisa, kwam de dode man weer tot leven en sprong overeind!

22 Israël had tijdens het hele bewind van koning Joahaz te lijden gehad van voortdurende aanvallen van koning Hazaël van Syrië. 23 De Here toonde echter genade voor de Israëlieten, zodat zij niet volledig werden vernietigd. God had medelijden met hen en hield zich ook nog steeds aan zijn verbond met Abraham, Isaak en Jakob. En dat is tot nu toe nog steeds zo. 24 Koning Hazaël van Syrië stierf en zijn zoon Benhadad volgde hem op. 25 Koning Joas van Israël, de zoon van Joahaz, had driemaal succes bij de herovering van de steden die zijn vader aan Benhadad had verloren.

13 In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days.

And Jehoahaz besought the Lord, and the Lord hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

(And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime.

Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.)

Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.

10 In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.

11 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein.

12 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

13 And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

14 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

15 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.

16 And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands.

17 And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the Lord's deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.

18 And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.

19 And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

20 And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.

21 And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

22 But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

23 And the Lord was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

24 So Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his stead.

25 And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

Jehoahaz King of Israel

13 In the twenty-third year of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years. He did evil(A) in the eyes of the Lord by following the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit, and he did not turn away from them. So the Lord’s anger(B) burned against Israel, and for a long time he kept them under the power(C) of Hazael king of Aram and Ben-Hadad(D) his son.

Then Jehoahaz sought(E) the Lord’s favor, and the Lord listened to him, for he saw(F) how severely the king of Aram was oppressing(G) Israel. The Lord provided a deliverer(H) for Israel, and they escaped from the power of Aram. So the Israelites lived in their own homes as they had before. But they did not turn away from the sins(I) of the house of Jeroboam, which he had caused Israel to commit; they continued in them. Also, the Asherah pole[a](J) remained standing in Samaria.

Nothing had been left(K) of the army of Jehoahaz except fifty horsemen, ten chariots and ten thousand foot soldiers, for the king of Aram had destroyed the rest and made them like the dust(L) at threshing time.

As for the other events of the reign of Jehoahaz, all he did and his achievements, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? Jehoahaz rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. And Jehoash[b] his son succeeded him as king.

Jehoash King of Israel

10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years. 11 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord and did not turn away from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit; he continued in them.

12 As for the other events of the reign of Jehoash, all he did and his achievements, including his war against Amaziah(M) king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the annals(N) of the kings of Israel? 13 Jehoash rested with his ancestors, and Jeroboam(O) 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(P) and horsemen of Israel!”

15 Elisha said, “Get a bow and some arrows,”(Q) and he did so. 16 “Take the bow in your hands,” he said to the king of Israel. When he had taken it, Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.

17 “Open the east window,” he said, and he opened it. “Shoot!”(R) Elisha said, and he shot. “The Lord’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram!” Elisha declared. “You will completely destroy the Arameans at Aphek.”(S)

18 Then he said, “Take the arrows,” and the king took them. Elisha told him, “Strike the ground.” He struck it three times and stopped. 19 The man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram and completely destroyed it. But now you will defeat it only three times.”(T)

20 Elisha died and was buried.

Now Moabite raiders(U) used to enter the country every spring. 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(V) and stood up on his feet.

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

24 Hazael king of Aram died, and Ben-Hadad(AA) 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(AB) Jehoash defeated him, and so he recovered(AC) the Israelite towns.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 13:6 That is, a wooden symbol of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 2 Kings
  2. 2 Kings 13:9 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash; also in verses 12-14 and 25