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- The king listened to the princes of Judah and abandoned the temple of Yahweh, the one true God and Lord of Israel. Also, they served “the Asherim and the idols,” images of the pagan goddess Asherah and others. But our patient God did not abandon Judah at this point; He sent them prophets to call the Judahites back to the Lord (24:17–19).
Elisha put his hands upon Joash's, signifying that the power to gain the predicted victories came from God. His hands were to be "made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob" ( Genesis 49:24 ).
- Defection
Just as two roads that diverge from each other at a very...
- Records of Life
How very little we know even of the men whose lives are...
- 2 Kings 13
Jehoahaz Reigns in Israel … 7 Jehoahaz had no army left,...
- Defection
Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him and wept over him. “My father! My father!” he cried. “The chariots(D) and horsemen of Israel!”. 15 Elisha said, “Get a bow and some arrows,”(E) and he did so.16 “Take the bow in your hands,” he said to the king of Israel.
- Joash Begins His Rule
- Joash Orders The Temple Repaired
- Joash Saves Jerusalem from Hazael
- The Death of Joash
- Jehoahaz Begins His Rule
- The Lord Has Mercy on Israel
- Jehoash’s Rule Over Israel
- Jehoash Visits Elisha
- An Amazing Thing at Elisha’s Grave
- Jehoash Wins Back Cities of Israel
12 Joash began to rule during Jehu’s seventh year as king of Israel. Joash ruled 40 years in Jerusalem. His mother was named Zibiah of Beersheba. 2 For as long as he lived, Joash did what the Lord considered right. He did what Jehoiada the priest taught him. 3 But he did not destroy the high places. The people still made sacrifices and burned incen...
4-5 Joash said to the priests, “There is much money in the Lord’s Temple. People have given things to the Temple and have paid the Temple tax when they were counted. And they have given money simply because they wanted to. You priests should take that money and repair the Lord’s Temple. Each priest should use the money he gets from the people he se...
17 Hazael was the king of Aram. He went to fight against the city of Gath and defeated it. Then he made plans to go fight against Jerusalem. 18 Joash[b] and his ancestors—Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah—had all been kings of Judah. They had given many things to the Lordthat were kept in his Temple. Joash gathered all these things and all the gold...
19 All the great things that Joash did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Judah. 20 Joash’s officers made plans against him. They killed Joash at the house of Millo on the road that goes down to Silla. 21 Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer were Joash’s officers. These men killed Joash. The people buried Joash with...
13 Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria. This was during the 23rd year that Joash son of Ahaziah was king in Judah. Jehoahaz ruled 17 years. 2 Jehoahaz did what the Lord considered wrong. Like Jeroboam son of Nebat, he committed sins that also caused the people of Israel to sin. And he never stopped doing those things. 3 Then the...
4 Then Jehoahaz begged the Lord to help them. The Lordlistened to him because he had seen the terrible troubles that the king of Aram had caused the Israelites. 5 So the Lordsent a man to save Israel. The Israelites were free from the Arameans. So the Israelites went to their own homes, as they did before. 6 But the Israelites still did not stop co...
10 Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria. This was during the 37th year that Joash was king of Judah. Jehoash ruled Israel for 16 years. 11 He did what the Lord said was wrong. He did not stop committing the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat who caused Israel to sin. Jehoash continued to commit those sins. 12 All the great things t...
14 Elisha became sick, and later he died from this sickness. King Jehoash of Israel went to visit Elisha. Jehoash cried for him and said, “My father, my father! Is it time for the chariot of Israel and its horses?[c]” 15 Elisha said to Jehoash, “Take a bow and some arrows.” Jehoash took a bow and some arrows. 16 Then Elisha said to the king of Isra...
20 Elisha died, and the people buried him. One time in the spring a group of Moabite soldiers came to fight against Israel. 21 Some Israelites were burying a dead man when they saw that group of soldiers. The Israelites quickly threw the dead man into Elisha’s grave. As soon as the dead man touched the bones of Elisha, he came back to life and stoo...
22 During all the days that Jehoahaz ruled, King Hazael of Aram caused trouble to Israel. 23 But the Lordwas kind to the Israelites. He had mercy and showed his care for them because of his agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He did not want them to be destroyed. He has never completely left them. 24 King Hazael of Aram died, and Ben-Hadad be...
Oct 11, 2019 · God’s Judgment on Joash. 2 Chronicles 24:15–27. “Though the army of the Syrians had come with few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army, because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. Thus they executed judgment on Joash” (v. 24).
14 Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah in the second year of Jehoash's rule in Israel. 2 Amaziah was 25 years old when he became king, and he ruled 29 years from Jerusalem, which was also the hometown of his mother Jehoaddin.
Joash (Jehoash) Reigns over Judah. 1In the seventh year of Jehu [king of Israel], Jehoash became king [over Judah], and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. 2Jehoash did right in the sight of the Lord all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 3Only the high places were not removed ...
Joash Repairs the Temple. 1 Joash began to rule over Judah in the seventh year of King Jehu’s reign in Israel. He reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother was Zibiah from Beersheba. 2 All his life Joash did what was pleasing in the Lord ’s sight because Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
