1In the 23rd year of Joash, son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, started his reign over Israel in Samaria, and he ruled for 17 years.

2He was straight-up sus in the eyes of the Lord, following the bad vibes of Jeroboam, who got Israel to sin; he didn’t dip from that.

3The Lord was mad af at Israel and handed them over to Hazael, king of Syria, and his son Ben-hadad, all their days.

4Jehoahaz hit up the Lord for help, and the Lord heard him, 'cause he saw how Israel was getting oppressed by Syria.

5(So the Lord sent a savior for Israel, and they bounced back from under the Syrians, chilling in their tents like before.

6But they still didn’t stop the sus vibes from Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, and they kept walking in that; the grove was still there in Samaria.)

7Jehoahaz had only 50 horsemen, 10 chariots, and 10,000 footmen left, 'cause the king of Syria wrecked them like dust.

8The rest of what Jehoahaz did, all his rizz and might, isn’t that written in the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

9Jehoahaz passed away and was buried in Samaria; then his son Joash took over.

10In the 37th year of Joash, king of Judah, Jehoash, son of Jehoahaz, started his reign over Israel in Samaria, ruling for 16 years.

11He was also sus in the eyes of the Lord, not leaving the bad vibes of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin; he walked in it.

12The rest of Joash’s acts, all he did and his rizz in fighting against Amaziah, aren't they written in the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

13Joash passed away and was buried with the kings of Israel; then Jeroboam took the throne.

14Now Elisha got sick and died. Joash, king of Israel, came to him, crying, and said, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!”

15Elisha told him, “Grab a bow and some arrows.” So he took them.

16He said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” He did, and Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.

17Elisha said, “Open the window eastward.” He opened it, and then Elisha said, “Shoot.” He shot, and Elisha said, “That’s the arrow of the Lord’s deliverance, you’re gonna smack the Syrians in Aphek until they’re done.”

18He said, “Take the arrows.” He took them, and Elisha said to the king, “Hit the ground.” He hit it three times and stopped.

19The man of God was mad and said, “You should’ve hit it five or six times; then you would’ve wiped out Syria, but now you’ll only hit them three times.”

20Elisha died, and they buried him. Moabite raiders invaded the land at the start of the year.

21As they were burying a dude, they spotted some men, so they tossed the guy into Elisha’s tomb; when he touched Elisha’s bones, he came back to life and stood up.

22But Hazael, king of Syria, kept oppressing Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

23The Lord was mad chill with them, had compassion, and remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, so he didn’t destroy them or kick them out of his presence yet.

24So Hazael, king of Syria, died; and his son Ben-hadad took the throne.

25Jehoash, son of Jehoahaz, took back cities from Ben-hadad, which he had snatched from Jehoahaz by war. Three times Joash went off and got the cities of Israel back.

1In 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.

2And 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.

3And 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.

4And 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.

6Nevertheless 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.)

7Neither 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.

8Now 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?

9And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.

10In 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.

11And 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.

12And 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?

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

14Now 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.

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

16And 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.

17And 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.

18And 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.

19And 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.

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

21And 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.

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

23And 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.

24So Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben–hadad his son reigned in his stead.

25And 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.