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2 Kings 13

1 Iehoaház the ſonne of Iehú is deliuered into the hāds of the Syrians. 5 He prayeth vnto God and is deliuered. 9 Ioáſh his ſonne reigneth in his ſteade. 24 Hazaél dyeth. 26 Eliſha dyeth.
1.1 IN the thre and twentieth yere of Ioáſh the ſonne of Ahaziáh King of Iudáh, Iehoaház the ſonne of Iehú begā to reigne ouer Iſraél in Samaria, and he reigned ſeuentene yere.
2.2 And he did euil in the ſight of the Lord, and followed the ſinnes of Ieroboám the ſonne of Nebát, wc made Iſraél to a ſinne, and departed not therefrom.
3.3 And the Lord was angry with Iſraél, and deli- deliuered them into the hand of Hazaél King of Arám, and into the hand of Ben-hadád the ſonne of Hazaél, all b his dayes.
4.4 And Iehoaház beſoght the Lord,and the Lord heard him: for he ſawe the trouble of Iſraél, wherewith the King of Arám troubled them.
5.5 (And the Lord gaue Iſraél a c deliuerer, ſo that they came out from vnder the ſubiection of the Aramites. And the children of Iſraél d dwelt in their tentes as " before time.
6.6 Neuertheles they departed not from the ſinnes of the houſe of Ieroboám which made Iſraél ſinne, but walked in them. euen the e groue alſo remained ſtil in Samaria)
7.7 For he had left of the people to Iehoaház but fiftie horſemen,and ten charets,& ten thouſand fotemen, becauſe the King f of Arám had deſtroyed them,and made them like duſt beaten to poudre.
8.8 Concerning the reſt of the actes of Iehoaház and all that he did, and his valiãt dedes, are they not writen in the boke of the Chronicles of the Kings of Iſraél?
9.9 And Iehoaház ſlept with his fathers,and they buryed him in Samaria, and Ioáſh his ſonne reigned in his ſteade.
10.10 ¶ In the g ſeuẽ and thirtieth yere of Ioáſh King g of Iudáh began Iehoáſh the ſonne of Iehoaház to reigne ouer Iſraél in Samaria, and reigned ſixtene yere,
11.11 And did euil in the ſight of the Lord: for he departed not from all the ſinnes of Ieroboám the ſonne of Nebát that made Iſraél to ſinne, but he walked therein.
12.12 Concerning the reſt of the actes of Ioáſh and all that he did, and his valiant dedes, and how he foght againſt Amaziáh King of Iudáh, are they not writen in the boke of the Chronicles of the King of Iſrael?
13.13 And Ioáſh ſlept with his fathers,& Ieroboám ſate vpon his ſeat: & Ioáſh was buryed in Samaria amõg ye Kings of Iſraél.
14.14 ¶ When Eliſhá fel ſicke of his ſicknes, whereof he dyed, Ioáſh the King of Iſraél came downe vnto him,and wept vpon his face,& ſaid, h O my father,my father,the charet of Iſraél,& the horſemẽ of ye ſame.
15.15 Thẽ Eliſhá ſaid vnto him, Take a bowe and arowes. And he toke vnto him bowe and arowes.
16.16 And he ſaid to the King of Iſraél, Put thine hand vpon the bow. And he put his hand vpon it. And Eliſhá put his hands vpon the Kings hands,
17.17 And ſaid, Open the windowe i Eaſtwarde.And when he had opened it, Eliſhá ſaid,Shote. And he ſhot. And he ſaid, Beholde the arowe of the Lords deliuerance & the arowe of deliuerãce againſt Arám: for thou ſhalt ſmite ye Aramites in Aphék, til thou haſt conſumed them.
18.18 Againe he ſaid, Take the arowes. And he toke them.And he ſaid vnto the King of Iſraél, Smite the ground. And he ſmote thriſe,and ceaſed.
19.19 Then the man of God was k angry with him, and ſaid, Thou ſhuldeſt haue ſmiten fiue or ſix times,ſo thou ſhuldeſt haue ſmiten Arám, til thou hadeſt conſumed it, where now thou ſhalt ſmite Arám but thriſe.
20.20 ¶ So Eliſhá dyed, & they buryed him. And certaine bands of the Moabites came into the land that yere.
21.21 And as they were burying a man,beholde,they ſawe the ſouldiers: therefore they caſt the man into the ſepulchre of Eliſhá.And when the man was downe,& touched the bones of Eliſhá, * he l reuiued & ſtode vpon his fete.
22.22 ¶ But Hazaél King of Arám vexed Iſraél all the daies of Iehoaház.
23.23 Therefore the Lord had mercie on thẽ, and pitied them,and had reſpect vnto thẽ becauſe of his couenant with Abrahám, Izhák,and Iaakób,and wolde not deſtroy them, nether caſt he them from him as m yet.
24.24 So Hazaél the King of Arám dyed: and Ben-hadád his ſonne reigned in his ſteade.
25.25 Therefore Iehoáſh ye ſonne of Iehoaház returned, and toke out of the hãd of Ben-hadád the ſonne of Hazaél ye cities which he had taken away by warre out of the hand of Iehoaház his father:for thre times did Ioáſh beat him,and reſtored the cities vnto Iſraél.

Notes

2:a.
By worſhiping the calues which Ieroboám did erect in Iſraél
3:b.
While Iehoahaz liued.
5:d.
Safely and without danger.
5:".
Ebr. as yeſterday and before yeſterday.
5:c.
To wit, Ioáſh the ſonne of Iehoaház.
6:e.
Wherein thei did cõmit their idolatrie, & which the Lord had cõmanded to be deſtroyed, Deu 16.21.
7:f.
That is, Hazaél and Ben-hadád his ſonne,as we reade of Hazaél Chap 8.12
10:g.
His chief purpoſe is to deſcribe the kingdome of Iudáh & how God perfourmed his promeſ made to the houſe of Dauid but by the way he ſheweth how Iſraél was afflicted and puniſhed for their great idolatrie, who thogh they had now degenerat,yet God bothe by ſending thẽ ſundry Prophetes and diuers puniſhments did call them vnto him againe
14:h.
Thus thei vſed to call ye Prophetes and ſeruãts of God by whome God bleſſed his people, as chap 2.12 meaning that by their prayers thei did more proſper their countrey, thẽ by force of armes.
17:i.
That is, toward Syria, ſo that he did not onely prophecie with wordes, but alſo cõfirmed him by theſe ſignes that he ſhulde haue ye victorie.
19:k.
Becauſe he ſemed content to haue victorie againſt the enemies of God for twiſe or thriſe, and had not a zeale to ouercome them continually and to deſtroy them vtterly.
21:*.
Eccleſ 48.14.
21:l.
By this miracle God cõfirmed the autoritie of Eliſhá whoſe doctrine in his life they contemned, yt at this ſight they might returne & imbrace the ſame doctrine.
23:m.
That is,vntil their ſinnes were come to a ful meaſure,& there was no more hope of amendement.