2 Kings - Chapter 13
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This chapter focused on the kingdom of Israel. Jehu was the king that took down Ahab's family, Jezebel, plus the prophets and temple of Baal. Since the king of Israel was also related to Ahab, he also died. Since Jehu brought down the house of Ahab, the Lord promised he would have four generations of descendants sit on the throne of Israel. His first son to become king was Jehoahaz, who reigned around 814-798 BC. Verse 3 tell us the Lord's anger burned against him because of his sin of idolatry, and He allowed the power of Hazael king of Aram and his son to triumph over Israel. It was through an unnamed deliverer they were delivered from Aram. There are two main thoughts, it could have been Assyria, the upcoming world power that attacked Aram from the north, or it could have been Elisha. The second generation of Jehu to sit on the throne was Jehoash, who reigned around 798-782 BC. and he reigned at Elisha's death. Before he died, he told king Jehoash to shoot an arrow through the east window, which faced the nation of Aram. Then he was to hit his arrows on the ground. Jehoash did it three times, which upset Elisha, because that meant the king would only triumph over Aram three times. Elisha said if he would have done it five or six times, he would have overtaken Aram. Elisha died and was buried, and yet the Lord did one more miracle through him. Some Israelites were burying someone, when they spotted Moabite raiders, so they threw him in the grave of Elisha, and the man came to life and stood up on his feet. The chapter ends with Jehoash (descendant #2), defeated Aram three times and recovered the Israelite towns.
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