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In the seventh year of the reign of King Jehu of Israel, Joash became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for forty years. His mother was Zibiah from the city of Beersheba.

Throughout his life he did what pleased the Lord , because Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

King Joash of Judah took all the offerings that his predecessors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah had dedicated to the Lord , added to them his own offerings and all the gold in the treasuries of the Temple and the palace, and sent them all as a gift to King Hazael, who then led his army away from Jerusalem.

King Joash's officials plotted against him, and two of them, Jozacar son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer, killed him at the house built on the land that was filled in on the east side of Jerusalem, on the road that goes down to Silla. Joash was buried in the royal tombs in David's City, and his son Amaziah succeeded him as king.

Like King Jeroboam before him, he sinned against the Lord and led Israel into sin; he never gave up his evil ways.

So the Lord was angry with Israel, and he allowed King Hazael of Syria and his son Benhadad to defeat Israel time after time.

Then Jehoahaz prayed to the Lord , and the Lord , seeing how harshly the king of Syria was oppressing the Israelites, answered his prayer.

Everything else that Jehoahaz did and all his brave deeds are recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.

He died and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoash succeeded him as king.

Everything else that Jehoash did, including his bravery in the war against King Amaziah of Judah, is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.

Jehoash died and was buried in the royal tombs in Samaria, and his son Jeroboam II succeeded him as king.

and Elisha told him to get ready to shoot. The king did so, and Elisha placed his hands on the king's hands.

but the Lord was kind and merciful to them. He would not let them be destroyed, but helped them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He has never forgotten his people.

At the death of King Hazael of Syria his son Benhadad became king.

at the age of twenty-five, and he ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mother was Jehoaddin from Jerusalem.

He did what was pleasing to the Lord , but he was not like his ancestor King David; instead, he did what his father Joash had done.

As soon as Amaziah was firmly in power, he executed the officials who had killed his father, the king.

But Amaziah refused to listen, so King Jehoash marched out with his men and fought against him at Beth Shemesh in Judah.

Amaziah's army was defeated, and all his soldiers fled to their homes.

Everything else that Jehoash did, including his bravery in the war against King Amaziah of Judah, is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.