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13 Në vitin e njëzretetretë të Joasit, birit të Ashaziahut, mbret i Judës, Jehohazi, bir i Jehut, filloi të mbretërojë mbi Izrael në Samari, dhe mbretëroi shtatëmbëdhjetë vjet.

Ai bëri atë që është e keqe në sytë e Zotit dhe vijoi mëkatet e Jeroboamit, birit të Nebatit, me të cilët e kishte bërë Izraelin të kryente mëkate, dhe nuk u largua nga kjo rrugë.

Atëherë zemërimi i Zotit shpërtheu kundër Izraelit dhe i dorëzoi në duart e Hazaelit, mbretit të Sirisë, dhe në duart e Ben-Hadadit, birit të Hazaelit, për tërë atë kohë.

Por Jehohazi iu lut Zotit dhe Zoti e kënaqi, sepse pa shtypjen e Izraelit dhe se si mbreti i Sirisë i shtypte.

Prandaj Zoti i dha një çlirues Izraelit, dhe kështu banorët e tij mundën t’i shpëtojnë pushtetit të Sirëve; kështu bijtë e Izraelit mundën të banojnë në çadrat e tyre si në të kaluarën.

Megjithatë nuk u larguan nga mëkatet e shtëpisë së Jeroboamit me të cilat e kishin bërë të kryente mëkate Izraelin, por vazhduan në këtë rrugë; bile edhe Asherahu mbeti më këmbë në Samari.

Nga të gjitha trupat e Jehoahazit Zoti la vetëm pesëdhjetë kalorës, dhjetë qerre dhe dhjetë mijë këmbësorë, sepse mbreti i Sirisë i kishte shkatëruar dhe katandisur në pluhur për t’u shkelur.

Pjesa tjetër e bëmave të Jehoahazit, tërë atë që bëri dhe tërë trimëritë e tij a nuk janë të shkruara në librin e Kronikave të mbretërve të Izraelit.

Kështu Jehoahazin e zuri gjumi me etërit e tij dhe u varros në Samari. Në vend të tij mbretëroi i biri, Joasi.

10 Në vitin e tridhjetë e shtatë të Joasit, mbretit të Judës, bir i Jehoahazit, filloi të mbretërojë mbi Izraelin në Samari, dhe mbretëroi gjashtëmbëdhjetë vjet.

11 Ai bëri atë që është e keqe në sytë e Zotit dhe nuk u largua nga mëkatet e Jeroboamit, birit të Nebatit, me të cilat e kishte bërë të kryente mëkate Izraelin, por vazhdoi në këtë rrugë.

12 Pjesa tjetër e bëmave të Joasit, tërë atë që bëri dhe trimëria me të cilën luftoi kundër Amatsiahut, mbretit të Judës, a nuk janë të shkruara në librin e Kronikave të mbretërve të Izraelit?

13 Kështu Joasin e zuri gjumi me etërit e tij dhe Jeroboami u ul mbi fronin e tij. Pastaj Joasi u varros në Samari me mbretërit e Izraelit.

14 Eliseu u sëmur nga ajo sëmundje prej së cilës duhet të vdiste; prandaj Joasi, mbret i Izraelit, erdhi ta shohë dhe qau mbi të, duke thënë: "O ati im, o ati im, qerrja e Izraelit dhe kalorësia e tij!".

15 Atëherë Eliseu i tha: "Merr një hark dhe disa shigjeta," ai mori një hark dhe disa shigjeta.

16 Eliseu i tha pastaj mbretit të Izraelit: "Rroke harkun"; ai e rroku dhe Eliseu vuri duart e tij mbi duart e mbretit.

17 Pastaj tha: "Hape dritaren nga lindja!". Ai e hapi. Atëherë Eliseu tha: Gjuaj!!". Ai gjuajti. Pas kësaj Eliseu i tha: "Shigjeta e fitores së Zotit dhe shigjeta e fitores kundër Sirëve, sepse ti do t’i mundësh Sirët në Afek deri sa t’i shfarosësh".

18 Pastaj tha: "Merri shigjetat!," dhe ai i mori. Eliseu i tha pastaj mbretit të Izraelit: "Rrihe tokën"; ai e rrahu tri herë dhe pastaj u ndal.

19 Por njeriu i Perëndisë u zemërua me të dhe i tha "Duhet ta kishe rrahur pesë ose gjashtë herë; atëherë do t’i kishe mundur Sirët deri sa t’i zhdukje fare; tani përkundrazi do t’i mundësh Sirët vetëm tri herë".

20 Pastaj Eliseu vdiq dhe e varrosën. Në fillim të vitit vijues disa banda Moabitësh pushtuan vendin.

21 Por ndodhi që, ndërsa disa varrosnin një njeri, panë një bandë plaçkitësish; kështu e hodhën njeriun në varrin e Eliseut. Sa arriti ai të prekë kockat e Eliseut, u ringjall dhe u ngrit më këmbë.

22 Hazaeli, mbret i Sirisë, e shtypi Izraelin gjatë tërë jetës së Jehoahazit;

23 por Zoti i fali ata, i erdhi keq dhe u kthye me ta për shkak të besëlidhjes që kishte me Abrahamin, me Isakun dhe me Jakobin; dhe këtë radhë nuk deshi t’i shkatërrojë apo t’i largojë nga prania e tij.

24 Pastaj vdiq Hazaeli, mbret i Sirisë, dhe në vend të tij mbretëroi i biri, Ben-Hadadi.

25 Atëherë Joasi, bir i Jehoahazit rimori nga duart e Ben-Hadadit, birit të Hazaelit, qytetet që ai kishte marrë me luftë kundër Jehoahazit, atit të tij. Tri herë të mira Joasi e mundi dhe ripushtoi kështu qytetet e Izraelit.

Jehoahaz King of Israel

13 In the twenty-third year of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years. He did evil(A) in the eyes of the Lord by following the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit, and he did not turn away from them. So the Lord’s anger(B) burned against Israel, and for a long time he kept them under the power(C) of Hazael king of Aram and Ben-Hadad(D) his son.

Then Jehoahaz sought(E) the Lord’s favor, and the Lord listened to him, for he saw(F) how severely the king of Aram was oppressing(G) Israel. The Lord provided a deliverer(H) for Israel, and they escaped from the power of Aram. So the Israelites lived in their own homes as they had before. But they did not turn away from the sins(I) of the house of Jeroboam, which he had caused Israel to commit; they continued in them. Also, the Asherah pole[a](J) remained standing in Samaria.

Nothing had been left(K) of the army of Jehoahaz except fifty horsemen, ten chariots and ten thousand foot soldiers, for the king of Aram had destroyed the rest and made them like the dust(L) at threshing time.

As for the other events of the reign of Jehoahaz, all he did and his achievements, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? Jehoahaz rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. And Jehoash[b] his son succeeded him as king.

Jehoash King of Israel

10 In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years. 11 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord and did not turn away from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit; he continued in them.

12 As for the other events of the reign of Jehoash, all he did and his achievements, including his war against Amaziah(M) king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the annals(N) of the kings of Israel? 13 Jehoash rested with his ancestors, and Jeroboam(O) succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

14 Now Elisha had been suffering from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him and wept over him. “My father! My father!” he cried. “The chariots(P) and horsemen of Israel!”

15 Elisha said, “Get a bow and some arrows,”(Q) and he did so. 16 “Take the bow in your hands,” he said to the king of Israel. When he had taken it, Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.

17 “Open the east window,” he said, and he opened it. “Shoot!”(R) Elisha said, and he shot. “The Lord’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram!” Elisha declared. “You will completely destroy the Arameans at Aphek.”(S)

18 Then he said, “Take the arrows,” and the king took them. Elisha told him, “Strike the ground.” He struck it three times and stopped. 19 The man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram and completely destroyed it. But now you will defeat it only three times.”(T)

20 Elisha died and was buried.

Now Moabite raiders(U) used to enter the country every spring. 21 Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders; so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. When the body touched Elisha’s bones, the man came to life(V) and stood up on his feet.

22 Hazael king of Aram oppressed(W) Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz. 23 But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his covenant(X) with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day he has been unwilling to destroy(Y) them or banish them from his presence.(Z)

24 Hazael king of Aram died, and Ben-Hadad(AA) his son succeeded him as king. 25 Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz recaptured from Ben-Hadad son of Hazael the towns he had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Three times(AB) Jehoash defeated him, and so he recovered(AC) the Israelite towns.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 13:6 That is, a wooden symbol of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 2 Kings
  2. 2 Kings 13:9 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash; also in verses 12-14 and 25

13 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.

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.

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 Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days.

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.

(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.

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.)

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.

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?

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 Benhadad his son reigned in his stead.

25 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 beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.