2 Kings 13:1-7

Jehoahaz Reigns over Israel

In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu became king over Israel at Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years. 2 And he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, ^awith which he made Israel sin; he did not depart from them. 3 ^aSo the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and He gave them continually into the hand of ^bHazael king of Aram, and into the hand of ^cBen-hadad the son of Hazael. 4 Then ^aJehoahaz entreated the face of Yahweh, and Yahweh listened to him; for ^bHe saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Aram oppressed them. 5 And Yahweh gave Israel a ^asavior, so that they came out from under the hand of the Arameans; and the sons of Israel lived in their tents as formerly. 6 Nevertheless they did not depart from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, ^awith which he made Israel sin, but walked in ¹them; and ^bthe Asherah also remained standing in Samaria. 7 For he did not leave to Jehoahaz any people for the army except 50 horsemen and 10 chariots and 10,000 foot soldiers, for the king of Aram had caused them to perish and ^amade them like the dust at threshing.