2 Kings 13 (NET)

2 Kings 13:1¹In the twenty-third year of the reign of Judah’s King Joash son of Ahaziah, Jehu’s son Jehoahaz became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for seventeen years.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 10:35-362 Kgs 11:212 Kgs 11:42 Kgs 8:26

2 Kings 13:2²He did evil in the sight of the Lord. He continued in the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who had encouraged Israel to sin; he did not repudiate those sins.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 12:26-331 Kgs 14:162 Kgs 10:292 Kgs 13:11Hos 5:11

2 Kings 13:3³The Lord was furious with Israel and handed them over to King Hazael of Syria and to Hazael’s son Ben Hadad for many years.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 19:172 Kgs 13:24-25Judg 2:142 Kgs 12:172 Kgs 13:222 Kgs 8:12-13Deut 28:25Deut 4:24-27Heb 12:29Isa 10:5-6

2 Kings 13:4⁴Jehoahaz asked for the Lord ’s mercy, and the Lord responded favorably, for he saw that Israel was oppressed by the king of Syria.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 14:26Exod 3:7Ps 78:34Jer 33:3Exod 3:9Gen 21:17Isa 63:9Judg 10:15-16Num 21:7Ps 50:15

2 Kings 13:5⁵The Lord provided a deliverer for Israel, and they were freed from Syria’s power. The Israelites once more lived in security.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 13:252 Kgs 14:252 Kgs 14:27Neh 9:271 Chr 11:21 Sam 19:7Deut 19:4Exod 4:10Isa 19:20Luke 2:11

2 Kings 13:6⁶But they did not repudiate the sinful ways of the family of Jeroboam, who encouraged Israel to sin; they continued in those sins. There was even an Asherah pole standing in Samaria.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 16:332 Kgs 13:21 Kgs 15:31 Kgs 16:262 Kgs 10:292 Kgs 17:162 Kgs 17:20-232 Kgs 18:42 Kgs 23:4Deut 32:15-18

2 Kings 13:7⁷Jehoahaz had no army left except for 50 horsemen, 10 chariots, and 10,000 foot soldiers. The king of Syria had destroyed his troops and trampled on them as dust.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Amos 1:32 Kgs 10:321 Kgs 20:151 Kgs 20:271 Sam 13:151 Sam 13:19-231 Sam 13:6-72 Kgs 8:12Isa 36:8Isa 41:15-16

2 Kings 13:8⁸The rest of the events of Jehoahaz’s reign, including all his accomplishments and successes, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 11:41 Kgs 14:19-201 Kgs 14:291 Kgs 14:312 Kgs 10:34-35

2 Kings 13:9⁹Jehoahaz passed away and was buried in Samaria. His son Jehoash replaced him as king.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 14:132 Kgs 10:352 Kgs 13:102 Kgs 13:132 Kgs 14:8

2 Kings 13:10¹⁰In the thirty-seventh year of King Jehoash’s reign over Judah, Jehoahaz’s son Jehoash became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for sixteen years.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

2 Kings 13:11¹¹He did evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not repudiate the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin; he continued in those sins.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 13:22 Kgs 10:292 Kgs 13:62 Kgs 3:3

2 Kings 13:12¹²The rest of the events of Jehoash’s reign, including all his accomplishments and his successful war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 25:17-242 Kgs 13:14-252 Kgs 14:252 Kgs 14:8-16

2 Kings 13:13¹³Jehoash passed away and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 1:211 Kgs 11:311 Kgs 2:102 Kgs 14:28-292 Sam 7:12

2 Kings 13:14¹⁴Now Elisha had a terminal illness. King Jehoash of Israel went down to visit him. He wept before him and said, “My father, my father! The chariot and horsemen of Israel!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 2:12Phil 2:262 Kgs 20:1Gen 48:1John 11:3Isa 57:1Mark 6:202 Kgs 6:21Acts 13:36Ezek 14:14

2 Kings 13:15¹⁵Elisha told him, “Take a bow and some arrows,” and he did so.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

2 Kings 13:16¹⁶Then Elisha told the king of Israel, “Aim the bow.” He did so, and Elisha placed his hands on the king’s hands.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 4:34Gen 49:24Ps 144:1

2 Kings 13:17¹⁷Elisha said, “Open the east window,” and he did so. Elisha said, “Shoot!” and he did so. Elisha said, “This arrow symbolizes the victory the Lord will give you over Syria. You will annihilate Syria in Aphek!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 20:262 Kgs 5:10-141 Cor 1:18John 11:39-411 Sam 4:12 Sam 5:24Exod 4:17Exod 4:2John 2:5-8Judg 7:9-20

2 Kings 13:18¹⁸Then Elisha said, “Take the arrows,” and he did so. He told the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” He struck the ground three times and stopped.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 4:6Exod 17:11Ezek 12:1-7Ezek 4:1-10Ezek 5:1-4Isa 20:2-4

2 Kings 13:19¹⁹The prophet got angry at him and said, “If you had struck the ground five or six times, you would have annihilated Syria! But now, you will defeat Syria only three times.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 13:252 Kgs 1:9-152 Kgs 4:162 Kgs 4:402 Kgs 6:9Lev 10:16Mark 10:14Mark 3:5Mark 6:5Num 16:15

2 Kings 13:20²⁰Elisha died and was buried. Moabite raiding parties invaded the land at the beginning of the year.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 24:22 Kgs 3:72 Chr 24:162 Kgs 3:24-272 Kgs 3:52 Kgs 5:22 Kgs 6:23Acts 8:2Judg 3:12Judg 6:3-6

2 Kings 13:21²¹One day some men were burying a man when they spotted a raiding party. So they threw the dead man into Elisha’s tomb. When the body touched Elisha’s bones, the dead man came to life and stood on his feet.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Acts 19:12Ezek 37:1-10John 5:28-292 Kgs 4:35Acts 5:15John 5:25Isa 26:19John 11:44Matt 27:52-53Rev 11:11

2 Kings 13:22²²Now King Hazael of Syria oppressed Israel throughout Jehoahaz’s reign.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 8:122 Kgs 13:3-7Ps 106:40-42

2 Kings 13:23²³But the Lord had mercy on them and felt pity for them. He extended his favor to them because of the promise he had made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He has been unwilling to destroy them or remove them from his presence to this very day.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 105:82 Kgs 14:27Mic 7:18-20Exod 2:24-25Gen 13:16-17Ps 86:151 Kgs 8:282 Kgs 17:182 Kgs 24:20Gen 17:2-5

2 Kings 13:24²⁴When King Hazael of Syria died, his son Ben Hadad replaced him as king.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Luke 18:7Ps 125:3

2 Kings 13:25²⁵Jehoahaz’s son Jehoash took back from Ben Hadad son of Hazael the cities that he had taken from his father Jehoahaz in war. Jehoash defeated him three times and recovered the Israelite cities.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 13:18-192 Kgs 10:322 Kgs 14:25