2 Kings 13

In the twenty-third year of Joash Ibn Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz Ibn Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years. ²He did that which was evil in the sight of Allah, and followed the sins of Jeroboam Ibn Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin; he did not turn away from it. ³The anger of Allah was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Bin-Hadad Ibn Hazael, continually. ⁴Jehoahaz pleaded with Allah, and Allah listened to him; for he saw the oppression of Israel, how that the king of Syria oppressed them. ⁵Allah gave Israel a deliverer, so that they escaped from under the hand of the Syrians; and Bani-Israel lived in their tents as before. ⁶Nevertheless they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel to sin, but walked in them. Also the Asherah pole remained in Samaria. ⁷For he left of the army of Jehoahaz only fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria destroyed them, and made them like the dust in 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? ⁹Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Jehoash his son reigned in his place. ¹⁰In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash Ibn Jehoahaz began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years. ¹¹He did that which was evil in the sight of Allah; he did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam Ibn Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin; but he walked in them. ¹²Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash, and all that he did, and his might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? ¹³Jehoash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat on his throne: and Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. ¹⁴Now Al-Yasa had become sick with the illness from which he died: and Jehoash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over him, and said, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen! ¹⁵Al-Yasa said to him, Take a bow and some arrows; and he took a bow and arrows. ¹⁶He said to the king of Israel, Put your hand on the bow; and he put his hand on it. Al-Yasa laid his hands on the king's hands. ¹⁷He said, Open the window eastward; and he opened it. Then Al-Yasa said, Shoot; and he shot. He said, Allah's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria; for you shall strike the Syrians in Aphek, until you have consumed them. ¹⁸He said, Take the arrows; and he took them. He said to the king of Israel, Strike the ground; and he struck three times, and stayed. ¹⁹The man of God was angry with him, and said, You should have struck five or six times: then you would have struck Syria until you had consumed it, but now you shall strike Syria but three times. ²⁰Al-Yasa died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land in the spring of the year. ²¹It happened, as they were burying a man, that behold, they spied a band of raiders; and they threw the man into the tomb of Al-Yasa: and as soon as the man touched the bones of Al-Yasa, he revived, and stood on his feet. ²²Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. ²³But Allah was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had respect to them, because of his covenant with Ibrahim, Ishaq, and Yaqub, and would not destroy them, neither did he throw them from his presence as yet. ²⁴Hazael king of Syria died; and Bin-Hadad his son reigned in his place. ²⁵Jehoash Ibn Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Bin-Hadad Ibn Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Jehoash strike him, and recovered the cities of Israel.