2 Kings 13:1-9

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Jehoahaz King of Israel

13 Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria during the twenty-third year Joash son of Ahaziah was king of Judah. Jehoahaz ·ruled [reigned] seventeen years, ² and he did ·what the Lord said was wrong [^Levil in the eyes/sight of the Lord]. Jehoahaz ·did [followed] the same sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had done. Jeroboam had led Israel to sin, and Jehoahaz did not ·stop doing these same sins [depart/turn away from them]. ³ So the ·Lord was angry with [^LLord’s anger burned/kindled against] Israel and handed them over to Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-Hadad ·for a long time [or repeatedly].

⁴ Then Jehoahaz ·begged [entreated; prayed to; sought the favor of] the Lord, and the Lord listened to him. The Lord had seen the ·troubles [oppression] of Israel; he saw how ·terribly [severely] the king of Aram was ·treating [oppressing] them. ⁵ He gave Israel a ·man to save them [rescuer; savior; ^Tdeliverer], and they escaped from the ·hand [grip; power] of the Arameans. The ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel] then lived in their own ·homes [^Ltents] as they had before, ⁶ but they still did not ·stop doing [depart/turn away from] these same sins that the ·family [^Lhouse] of Jeroboam had done. He had led Israel to sin, and they ·continued doing those sins [^Lwalked in them]. The Asherah ·idol [pole; ^Ca sacred tree or pole dedicated to the goddess Asherah; 1 Kin. 14:15] also was left standing in Samaria.

⁷ Nothing was left of Jehoahaz’s army except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers. The king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like ·chaff [^Ldust at threshing time].

⁸ Everything else Jehoahaz did and all his ·victories [achievements; power] ·are [^Lare they not…?] written in the book of the ·history [chronicles; annals; 1:18] of the kings of Israel. ⁹ Jehoahaz ·died [^Llay down/^Tslept with his fathers/ancestors] and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoash became king in his place.