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Now ^(C1)Hazael king of Aram had oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

But the ^(C1)LORD was gracious to them and ^(C2)had compassion on them and turned to them because of ^(C3)His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and He was unwilling to eliminate them or cast them away from His presence until now.

When Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad became king in his place.

Then ^(C1)Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz again took from the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken in war from the hand of his father Jehoahaz. ^(C2)Three times Joash ^(F1)defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel.