2 Kings 13:20-25

The Death of Elisha

20 So Elisha died, and they buried him. Now bands of d Moabites used to invade the land in the spring of the year. 21 And as a man was being buried, behold, a marauding band was seen and the man was thrown into the grave of Elisha, and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived and stood on his feet.

22 e Now Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23 f But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them, g and he turned toward them, h because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, nor has he cast them from his presence until now.

24 When Hazael king of Syria died, Ben-hadad his son became king in his place. 25 Then Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again from Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities i that he had taken from Jehoahaz his father in war. j Three times Joash defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel.

  1. Cross References
    2 Kings 1:1
    After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.
    2 Kings 3:7
    And he went and sent word to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to battle against Moab?" And he said, "I will go. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.
    2 Kings 24:2
    And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldeans and bands of the Syrians and bands of the Moabites and bands of the Ammonites, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by his servants the prophets.
  2. Cross References
    2 Kings 8:12
    And Hazael said, "Why does my lord weep?" He answered, "Because I know the evil that you will do to the people of Israel. You will set on fire their fortresses, and you will kill their young men with the sword and dash in pieces their little ones and rip open their pregnant women.
  3. Cross References
    2 Kings 14:27
    But the Lord had not said that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, so he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.
  4. Cross References
    Exodus 2:24 - 25
    And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 32:13
    Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, 'I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.'
  6. Cross References
    2 Kings 10:32
    In those days the Lord began to cut off parts of Israel. Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel:
    2 Kings 14:25
    He restored the border of Israel from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath-hepher.
  7. Cross References
    2 Kings 13:18 - 19
    And he said, "Take the arrows," and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground with them." And he struck three times and stopped.
    Amos 1:4
    So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.
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