16 dealt faithfully. The money for the guilt offerings, and the money for the sin offerings, was not brought into the house of the Lord: it was the priests'.

2 Chronicles 24. 15.

Jehoiada's son stoned.

15 But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; an 16 hundred and thirty years old was he when he died. And they buried

him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good 17 in Israel, and toward God and his house. Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. 18 Then the king hearkened unto them. And they forsook the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their 19 guiltiness. Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear. 20 And the spirit of God 'came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also 21 forsaken you. And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the 22 LORD. Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it.

17

And when he

Jehoash attacked by Hazael, King of Syria, and murdered.
2 Chronicles 24. 23.

2 Kings 12. 17.

Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it and Hazael set his 18 face to go up to Jerusalem. And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and of the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he 19 went away from Jerusalem. Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and

1 Heb. clothed itself with.

23

And it came to pass at the 'end of the year, that the army of the Syrians came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of DaFor the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men; and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. So they executed judge25 ment upon Joash. And

24 mascus.

all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles 20 of the kings of Judah? And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and smote Joash at the house of Millo, on the way that 21 goeth down to Silla. For Joza

car the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

1

they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the 'sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings. 26 And these are they that conspired

against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath the Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith 27 the Moabitess. Now concerning

his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the 3rebuilding of the house of God, behold, they are written in the commentary of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

2 Kings 13. 1.

Disastrous Wars of Israel with the Kings of Syria.

13 In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu

2 Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.

began to reign over Israel in And he did that which was evil

in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he 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 Ben4 hadad the son of Hazael, 'continually. And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression 5 of Israel, how that the king of Syria oppressed them. (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, wherewith he made Israel to sin, but walked therein and there 7 remained the Asherah also in Samaria.) For he left not to Jehoahaz of the people save fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria destroyed them, and made them like the 8 dust in threshing. 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 9 of the kings of Israel? And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.

5

4 Heb. all the days.
5 Heb. he walked.
6 Or, to trample on

5

IO

In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and II reigned sixteen years. 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, wherewith he made Israel to sin: but he walked therein. 12 Now 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 13 written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

14

Death of Elisha.

Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died: and Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over 'him, and said, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen 15 thereof! And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows: and he took 16 unto him bow and arrows. And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow: and he put his hand upon it. And Elisha laid his 17 hands upon the king's hands. And he said, Open the window eastward : and he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot: and he shot. And he said, The LORD's arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Syria for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have con18 sumed them. 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 19 thrice, and stayed. 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

:

5

And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moab21 ites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

22

Successful War of Jehoash with Syria.

And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23 But 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 24 from his presence as yet. And Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben25 hadad his son reigned in his stead. And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash smite him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

Amaziah's Victory over Edom.