1 In 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. 2 And 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.
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 Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, all their days. 4 And 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. 6 Nevertheless 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.) 7 Neither 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.
8 ¶ 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 of the kings of Israel? 9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.
10 ¶ In 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. 11 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, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein. 12 And 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? 13 And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
14 ¶ Now 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. 15 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows. 16 And 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. 17 And 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 . 18 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 thrice, and stayed. 19 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 ¶ And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. 21 And 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.
22 ¶ But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23 And 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. 24 So Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead. 25 And 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.
Jehoāhāzs valda pār Israēlu
1 Jūdas ķēniņa Jehoāša, Ahazjāhu dēla, divdesmit trešajā valdīšanas gadā pār Israēlu sāka valdīt Jehoāhāzs, Jehus dēls, un valdīja Samarijā septiņpadsmit gadus. 2 Viņš darīja to, kas netīkams Kungam, un staigāja Jārobāma, Nebāta dēla, grēkos, ar kuriem tas bija licis grēkot Israēlam, un nenovērsās no tiem. 3 Kungs iedegās dusmās pret Israēlu un uz ilgiem laikiem to nodeva Arāmas ķēniņa Hazaēla un viņa dēla Ben-Hadada rokā. 4 Tad Jehoāhāzs lūdzās Kungu, un Kungs viņu uzklausīja, jo viņš redzēja Israēla apspiestību – kā Arāmas ķēniņš tos apspieda. 5 Kungs Israēlam deva glābiņu, un tie tika vaļā no aramiešu rokas, un Israēla dēli varēja dzīvot savās teltīs kā agrāk. 6 Taču tie nenovērsās no Jārobāma nama grēkiem, ar kuriem tas bija licis grēkot Israēlam, palika tajos, un arī Ašēra palika stāvam Samarijā. 7 Jehoāhāzam nebija palicis vairāk karavīru kā vien piecdesmit jātnieku, desmit kararatu un desmit tūkstoši kājnieku, jo tos bija izdeldējis Arāmas ķēniņš – padarījis tos kā samītus putekļus.
8 Pārējie Jehoāhāza darbi un viss, ko viņš darīja, un viņa varenība – vai tad par to nav rakstīts Israēla ķēniņu Laiku grāmatā? 9 Jehoāhāzs apgūlās pie tēviem, viņu apbedīja Samarijā. Pēc viņa sāka valdīt tā dēls Jehoāšs.
Jehoāšs valda pār Israēlu
10 Jūdas ķēniņa Jehoāša trīsdesmit septītajā gadā Jehoāšs, Jehoāhāza dēls, sāka valdīt pār Israēlu Samarijā un valdīja sešpadsmit gadus. 11 Viņš darīja to, kas netīkams Kungam, nenovērsās no visiem Jārobāma, Nebāta dēla, grēkiem, ar kuriem tas bija licis grēkot Israēlam, un palika tajos.
12 Pārējie Jehoāša darbi un viss, ko viņš darīja, un viņa varenība, kā viņš cīnījās ar Jūdas ķēniņu Amacjāhu, – vai tad par to nav rakstīts Israēla ķēniņu Laiku grāmatā? 13 Jehoāšs apgūlās pie tēviem. Jārobāms sēdās viņa tronī, bet Jehoāšu apbedīja Samarijā pie Israēla ķēniņiem.
Elīšas nāve
14 Elīša saslima ar slimību, no kuras viņš vēlāk nomira. Bet Israēla ķēniņš Jehoāšs nāca pie viņa, raudāja un sacīja: “Mans tēvs, mans tēvs, Israēla kararati un jātnieki!” 15 Elīša viņam sacīja: “Ņem loku un bultas!” Un viņš ņēma loku un bultas. 16 Viņš sacīja Israēla ķēniņam: “Tver loku savā rokā!” Ķēniņš satvēra, Elīša uzlika savas rokas uz viņa rokām 17 un sacīja: “Atver austrumu logu.” Viņš atvēra. Tad Elīša sacīja: “Šauj!” Un viņš izšāva. Elīša sacīja: “Tā ir Kunga glābšanas bulta – bulta, kas glābs no Arāmas, jo Afēkā tu kausi aramiešus, līdz tie būs pagalam!” 18 Elīša sacīja: “Ņem bultas!” Viņš paņēma. Un viņš teica Israēla ķēniņam: “Sit zemi!” Viņš sita trīs reizes un mitējās. 19 Tad Dieva vīrs sadusmojās uz viņu un sacīja: “Būtu sitis piecas vai sešas reizes, tad būtu Arāmu sakāvis pavisam, bet tagad tu sakausi Arāmu tikai trīs reizes!”
20 Elīša nomira, un viņu apbedīja. Gada sākumā moābiešu sirotāji ielauzās zemē. 21 Tobrīd apbedīja kādu vīru, un, redzi, viņi ieraudzīja sirotājus! Viņi to vīru iegrūda Elīšas kapā, bet, kad tas vīrs saskārās ar Elīšas kauliem, tas atdzīvojās un nostājās uz savām kājām.
Israēls atgūst aramiešu ieņemtās pilsētas
22 Aramiešu ķēniņš Hazaēls apspieda Israēlu visu Jehoāhāza valdīšanas laiku. 23 Un Kungs bija viņiem žēlsirdīgs, apžēlojās un pievērsās viņiem savas derības dēļ ar Ābrahāmu, Īzaku un Jēkabu. Līdz šim viņš taču nebija gribējis tos iznīdēt un padzīt! 24 Arāmas ķēniņš Hazaēls nomira, un pēc viņa sāka valdīt tā dēls Ben-Hadads. 25 Tad Jehoāšs, Jehoāhāza dēls, atņēma Ben-Hadadam, Hazaēla dēlam, pilsētas, kas bija atņemtas viņa tēvam Jehoāhāzam. Karā Jehoāšs viņu trīs reizes sakāva un atguva Israēla pilsētas.
