II Kings · Chapter 13 King James Version

II Kings 13:1

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The Scripture

(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Jehoahaz reigned wickedly over Israel and was oppressed by Syria until he sought the LORD, while Elisha later gave the dying king Jehoash a symbolic sign of arrows representing victories over Syria. After Elisha died and was buried, a dead man thrown into his tomb was raised to life the moment his body touched Elisha's bones.

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