2 Kings 13:10-25

10In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, 1Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned for sixteen years. 11He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not turn away from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, into which he misled Israel; rather, he walked in 2them. 123Now as for the rest of the acts of Joash 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? 13So Joash 4lay down with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne; and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

14When Elisha 5became sick with the illness of which he was to die, Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over 6him and said, “7My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” 15And Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows.” So he 8took a bow and arrows. 16Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Lay your hand on the bow.” And he laid his hand on it, then Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands. 17And he said, “Open the window toward the east,” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. And he said, “The Lord’s arrow of victory, and the arrow of victory over Aram; for you will 9defeat the Arameans at 10Aphek until you have put an end to them.” 18Then he said, “Take the arrows,” and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground,” and he struck it three times and 11stopped. 19Then 12the man of God became angry at him and said, “You should have struck five or six times, then you would have struck Aram until you put an end to it. But now you shall strike Aram 13only three times.”

20And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now 14the marauding bands of the Moabites would invade the land 15in the spring of the year. 21And as they were burying a man, behold, they saw a marauding band; and they threw the man into the grave of Elisha. And when the man 16touched the bones of Elisha he 17revived and stood up on his feet.

22Now 18Hazael king of Aram had oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23But the 19Lord was gracious to them and 20had compassion on them and turned to them because of 21His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and He was unwilling to eliminate them or cast them away from His presence until now.

24When Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad became king in his place. 25Then 22Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz again took from the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken in war from the hand of his father Jehoahaz. 23Three times Joash 24defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel.