Holman Christian Standard Bible (116 page)

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 The rest of the events of Jehoash's reign, along with all his accomplishments and the power he had to wage war against Judah's King Amaziah, are written in the Historical Record of Israel's Kings.
13
 Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

Elisha's Death

14
 When Elisha became sick with the illness that he died from, Jehoash king of Israel went down and wept over him and said, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel! ” 

15
 Elisha responded, “Take a bow and arrows.” So he got a bow and arrows. 
16
 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” So the king put his hand on it, and Elisha put his hands on the king's hands.
17
 Elisha said, “Open the east window.” So he opened it. Elisha said, “Shoot! ” So he shot. Then Elisha said, “The
Lord
's arrow of victory, yes, the arrow of victory over Aram. You are to strike down the Arameans in Aphek until you have put an end to them.”

18
 Then Elisha said, “Take the arrows! ” So he took them. Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground! ” So he struck the ground 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 struck down Aram until you had put an end to them, but now you will only strike down Aram three times.”
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 Then Elisha died and was buried. 

Now Moabite raiders used to come into the land in the spring of the year.
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 Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a raiding party, so they threw the man into Elisha's tomb. When he touched Elisha's bones, the man revived and stood up! 

God's Mercy on Israel

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 Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz,
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 but the
Lord
was gracious to them, had compassion on them, and turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was not willing to destroy them. Even now He has not banished them from His presence. 

24
 King Hazael of Aram died, and his son Ben-hadad became king in his place.
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 Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in war from Jehoash's father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times and recovered the cities of Israel. 

2 Kings

Judah's King Amaziah

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In the second year of Israel's King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.
2
 He was 25 years old when he became king and reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan and was from Jerusalem.
3
 He did what was right in the
Lord
's sight, but not like his ancestor David. He did everything his father Joash had done. 
4
 Yet the
•high
places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. 

5
 As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah killed his servants who had murdered his father the king. 
6
 However, he did not put the children of the murderers to death, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses where the
Lord
commanded, “Fathers must not be put to death because of children, and children must not be put to death because of fathers; instead, each one will be put to death for his own sin.” 

7
 Amaziah killed 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
8
 Amaziah then sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet face to face.” 

9
 King Jehoash of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon once sent a message to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.' Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.
10
 You have indeed defeated Edom, and you have become overconfident. Enjoy your glory and stay at home. Why should you stir up such trouble that you fall — you and Judah with you? ”

11
 But Amaziah would not listen, so King Jehoash of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced off at Beth-shemesh that belongs to Judah.
12
 Judah was routed before Israel, and everyone fled to his own tent. 
13
 King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah's King Amaziah son of Joash, son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down 200 yards of Jerusalem's wall from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. 
14
 He took all the gold and silver, all the articles found in the
Lord
's temple and in the treasuries of the king's palace, and some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.

Jehoash's Death

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 The rest of the events of Jehoash's reign, along with his accomplishments, his might, and how he waged war against Amaziah king of Judah, are written in the Historical Record of Israel's Kings. 
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 Jehoash rested with his fathers, and he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. His son Jeroboam became king in his place.

Amaziah's Death

17
 Judah's King Amaziah son of Joash lived 15 years after the death of Israel's King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz. 
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 The rest of the events of Amaziah's reign are written in the Historical Record of Judah's Kings. 
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 A conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. However, men were sent after him to Lachish, and they put him to death there.
20
 They carried him back on horses, and he was buried in Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David. 

21
 Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was 16 years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
22
 He rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after Amaziah the king rested with his fathers.

Israel's King Jeroboam

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 In the fifteenth year of Judah's King Amaziah son of Joash, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel in Samaria and reigned 41 years.
24
 He did what was evil in the
Lord
's sight. He did not turn away from all the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. 

25
 He restored Israel's border from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the
•Arabah
, according to the word the
Lord
, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant, the prophet Jonah son of Amittai from Gath-hepher. 
26
 For the
Lord
saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel, neither bond nor free.
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 However, the
Lord
had not said He would blot out the name of Israel under heaven, so He delivered them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash. 

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 The rest of the events of Jeroboam's reign — along with all his accomplishments, the power he had to wage war, and how he recovered for Israel Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah — are written in the Historical Record of Israel's Kings. 
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 Jeroboam rested with his fathers, the kings of Israel. His son Zechariah became king in his place. 

2 Kings

Judah's King Azariah

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In the twenty-seventh year of Israel's King Jeroboam, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah. 
2
 He was 16 years old when he became king and reigned 52 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah, who was from Jerusalem.
3
 Azariah did what was right in the
Lord
's sight just as his father Amaziah had done.
4
 Yet the
•high
places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. 

5
 The
Lord
afflicted the king, and he had a serious skin disease until the day of his death. He lived in a separate house, while Jotham, the king's son, was over the household governing the people of the land. 

6
 The rest of the events of Azariah's reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah's Kings. 
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 Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. His son Jotham became king in his place. 

Israel's King Zechariah

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 In the thirty-eighth year of Judah's King Azariah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in Samaria for six months.
9
 He did what was evil in the
Lord
's sight as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. 

10
 Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah. He struck him down publicly, killed him, and became king in his place. 
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 As for the rest of the events of Zechariah's reign, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel's Kings. 
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 The word of the
Lord
that He spoke to Jehu was, “Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel,” and it was so.

Israel's King Shallum

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 In the thirty-ninth year of Judah's King Uzziah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king; he reigned in Samaria a full month.
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 Then Menahem son of Gadi came up from Tirzah to Samaria and struck down Shallum son of Jabesh there. He killed him and became king in his place.
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 As for the rest of the events of Shallum's reign, along with the conspiracy that he formed, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel's Kings.

Israel's King Menahem

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 At that time, starting from Tirzah, Menahem attacked Tiphsah, all who were in it, and its territory. Because they wouldn't surrender, he attacked it and ripped open all the pregnant women. 

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 In the thirty-ninth year of Judah's King Azariah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel and reigned 10 years in Samaria.
18
 He did what was evil in the
Lord
's sight. Throughout his reign, he did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. 

19
 Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, so Menahem gave Pul 75,000 pounds of silver so that Pul would support him to strengthen his grip on the kingdom. 
20
 Then Menahem exacted 20 ounces of silver from each of the wealthy men of Israel to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not stay there in the land. 

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 The rest of the events of Menahem's reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Israel's Kings.
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 Menahem rested with his fathers, and his son Pekahiah became king in his place. 

Israel's King Pekahiah

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 In the fiftieth year of Judah's King Azariah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned two years.
24
 He did what was evil in the
Lord
's sight and did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. 

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 Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him and struck him down in Samaria at the citadel of the king's palace — as well as Argob and Arieh. There were 50 Gileadite men with Pekah. He killed Pekahiah and became king in his place.

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 As for the rest of the events of Pekahiah's reign, along with all his accomplishments, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel's Kings.

Israel's King Pekah

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 In the fifty-second year of Judah's King Azariah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned 20 years.
28
 He did what was evil in the
Lord
's sight. He did not turn away from the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

29
 In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee — all the land of Naphtali  — and deported the people to Assyria. 

30
 Then Hoshea son of Elah organized a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. He attacked him, killed him, and became king in his place in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.

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 As for the rest of the events of Pekah's reign, along with all his accomplishments, they are written in the Historical Record of Israel's Kings.

Judah's King Jotham

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 In the second year of Israel's King Pekah son of Remaliah, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.
33
 He was 25 years old when he became king and reigned 16 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.
34
 He did what was right in the
Lord
's sight just as his father Uzziah had done. 
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 Yet the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

Jotham built the Upper Gate of the
Lord
's temple. 
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 The rest of the events of Jotham's reign, along with all his accomplishments, they are written in the Historical Record of Judah's Kings. 
37
 In those days the
Lord
began sending Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah. 
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 Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of his ancestor David. His son Ahaz became king in his place.