1 anno vicesimo tertio Ioas filii Ahaziae regis Iudae
regnavit Ioachaz filius Hieu super Israhel in Samaria
decem et septem annis
2 et fecit malum coram Domino
secutusque est peccata Hieroboam filii Nabath
qui peccare fecit Israhel
non declinavit ab eis
3 iratusque est furor Domini contra Israhel
et tradidit eos in manu Azahelis regis Syriae
et in manu Benadad filii Azahel cunctis diebus
4 deprecatus est autem Ioachaz faciem Domini et audivit eum Dominus
vidit enim angustiam Israhel qua adtriverat eos rex
Syriae
5 et dedit Dominus Israheli salvatorem
et liberatus est de manu Syriae
habitaveruntque filii Israhel in tabernaculis suis
sicut heri et nudius tertius
6 verumtamen non recesserunt a peccatis domus Hieroboam
qui peccare fecit Israhel
in ipsis ambulaverunt
siquidem et lucus permansit in Samaria
7 et non sunt derelicti Ioachaz de populo
nisi quinquaginta equites et decem currus et decem milia peditum
interfecerat enim eos rex Syriae
et redegerat quasi pulverem in tritura areae
8 reliqua autem sermonum Ioachaz
et universa quae fecit sed et fortitudo eius
nonne haec scripta sunt in libro sermonum dierum regum Israhel
9 dormivitque Ioachaz cum patribus suis
et sepelierunt eum in Samaria
regnavitque Ioas filius eius pro eo
10 anno tricesimo septimo Ioas regis Iuda
regnavit Ioas filius Ioachaz super Israhel in Samaria sedecim annis
11 et fecit quod malum est in conspectu Domini
non declinavit ab omnibus peccatis Hieroboam filii Nabath
qui peccare fecit Israhel
in ipsis ambulavit
12 reliqua autem sermonum Ioas et universa quae fecit
sed et fortitudo eius
quomodo pugnaverit contra Amasiam regem Iuda
nonne haec scripta sunt in libro sermonum regum
Israhel
13 et dormivit Ioas cum patribus suis
Hieroboam autem sedit super solium eius
porro Ioas sepultus est in Samaria cum regibus Israhel
14 Heliseus autem aegrotabat infirmitate qua et mortuus est
descenditque ad eum Ioas rex Israhel et flebat coram eo dicebatque
pater mi pater mi currus Israhel et auriga eius
15 et ait illi Heliseus adfer arcum et sagittas
cumque adtulisset ad eum arcum et sagittas
16 dixit ad regem Israhel pone manum tuam super arcum
et cum posuisset ille manum suam
superposuit Heliseus manus suas manibus regis
17 et ait aperi fenestram orientalem
cumque aperuisset dixit Heliseus iace sagittam et iecit
et ait Heliseus sagitta salutis Domini et sagitta salutis contra Syriam
percutiesque Syriam in Aphec donec consumas eam
18 et ait tolle sagittas
qui cum tulisset rursum dixit ei percute iaculo terram
et cum percussisset tribus vicibus et stetisset
19 iratus est contra eum vir Dei et ait
si percussisses quinquies aut sexies sive septies
percussisses Syriam usque ad consummationem
nunc autem tribus vicibus percuties eam
20 mortuus est ergo Heliseus et sepelierunt eum
latrunculi quoque de Moab venerunt in terra
in ipso anno
21 quidam autem sepelientes hominem viderunt latrunculos
et proiecerunt cadaver in sepulchro Helisei
quod ambulavit et tetigit ossa Helisei
et revixit homo et stetit super pedes suos
22 igitur Azahel rex Syriae adflixit Israhel cunctis diebus Ioachaz
23 et misertus est Dominus eorum et reversus est ad eos
propter pactum suum quod habebat cum Abraham Isaac et
Iacob
et noluit disperdere eos neque proicere penitus
usque in praesens tempus
24 mortuus est autem Azahel rex Syriae
et regnavit Benadad filius eius pro eo
25 porro Ioas filius Ioachaz tulit urbes de manu Benadad filii Azahel
quas tulerat de manu Ioachaz patris sui iure proelii
tribus vicibus percussit eum Ioas et reddidit civitates Israheli
1 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. 2 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.
3 ¶ 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 Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, all their days. 4 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. 5 (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. 6 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.) 7 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.
8 ¶ 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? 9 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 Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead. 25 And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-hadad 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.