يوأحاز ملك إسرائيل
1 في السَّنةِ الثَّالثةِ والعِشرينَ ليوآشَ مَلِكِ يَهوذا، ملَكَ يوأحازُ بنُ ياهو على إِسرائيلَ بِالسَّامِرةِ سَبعَ عَشْرةَ سنَةً. 2 وفعَلَ الشَّرَّ في نظَرِ الرّبِّ، وما حادَ عَنْ خطايا يَرُبعامَ بنِ نَباطَ الّذي جعَلَ شعبَ إِسرائيلَ يَخطَأُ، 3 فاشتَدَّ غضَبُ الرّبِّ على شعبِ إِسرائيلَ وأسلَمَهُم إلى يَدِ حَزائيلَ مَلِكِ أرامَ وبَنهَدَدَ ابنِهِ. 4 فتَضَرَّعَ يوأحازُ إلى الرّبِّ، فسَمِعَ لَه لأنَّهُ رأى كم جارَ مَلِكُ آرامَ على مَملكَةِ إِسرائيلَ. 5 وأعطى الرّبُّ بَني إِسرائيلَ مُنقِذا فحَرَّرَهُم مِنْ سيطرةِ الآراميِّينَ، وأقاموا في ديارِهِم بِسلامٍ كما كانَ مِنْ قَبلُ. 6 إلاَّ أنَّهُم ما حادوا عَنْ خطايا بَيتِ يَرُبعامَ الّذي خَطِـئَ وجعَلَ شعبَ إِسرائيلَ يَخطَأُ، بل ثابَروا علَيها وبَقيَ تِمثالُ أشيرةَ قائِما في السَّامِرةِ. 7 ولم يَبقَ ليوأحازَ سِوى خمسينَ فارِسا وعَشْرِ مَركباتٍ وعشَرَةِ آلافِ رَجُلٍ، لأنَّ مَلِكَ آرامَ أبادَ كُلَّ شيءٍ آخَرَ وجعَلَهُ مِثلَ التُّرابِ الّذي يُداسُ. 8 وما بَقيَ مِنْ أخبارِ يوأحازُ وبَسالَتِه وأعمالِهِ مُدَوَّنٌ في سِفْرِ أخبارِ الأيّامِ لِمُلوكِ إِسرائيلَ. 9 وماتَ يوأحازَ ودُفِنَ معَ آبائِهِ في السَّامِرةِ، وملَكَ يوآشُ ابنُهُ مكانَهُ.
يوآش يخلف يوأحاز
10 في السَّنةِ السَّابِــعةِ والثَّلاثينَ ليوآشَ مَلِكِ يَهوذا، ملَكَ يوآشُ بنُ يوأحازَ على إِسرائيلَ بِالسَّامِرةِ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ سنَةً. 11 وفعَلَ الشَّرَّ في نظَرِ الرّبِّ، وما حادَ عَنْ خطايا يَرُبعامَ بنِ نَباطَ الّذي خَطِـئَ وجعَلَ شعبَ إِسرائيلَ يَخطَأُ. 12 وما بَقيَ مِنْ أخبارِ يوآشَ وبَسالَتِه وأعمالِه، وحُروبِهِ ضدَّ أمَصْيا مَلِكِ يَهوذا، مُدَوَّنٌ في سِفْرِ أخبارِ الأيّامِ لِمُلوكِ إِسرائيلَ. 13 وماتَ يوآشُ ودُفِنَ في السَّامِرةِ معَ مُلوكِ إِسرائيلَ، وجلَسَ يَرُبعامُ ابنُهُ مكانَهُ.
موت النبـي أليشع
14 وسقَطَ أليشَعُ في مرضٍ أدَّى إلى موتِهِ فيما بَعدُ، فقدِمَ إليهِ يوآشُ مَلِكُ إِسرائيلَ، وقالَ: «يا أبـي يا أبـي، يا حامي حِمى إِسرائيلَ». 15 فقالَ لَه أليشَعُ: «خُذْ قوسا وسِهاما»، فأخذَ قوسا وسِهاما. 16 ثُمَّ قالَ لَه: «ضَعْ يدَكَ على القوسِ»، فوضَعَ يدَهُ. ووضَعَ أليشَعُ يدَهُ على يَدِ المَلِكِ 17 وقالَ لَه: «إفتَحِ النَّافِذَةَ مِنْ جِهَةِ الشَّرقِ»، ففَتَحَها. ثُمَّ قالَ: «إرمِ السَّهْمَ»، فرَماهُ. فقالَ أليشَعُ: «هذا سَهمُ نَصْرٍِ مِنَ الرّبِّ سَهمُ نَصْرٍ على آرامَ، ستَضرِبُ الآراميِّينَ في أفيقَ حتّى تُبـيدَهُم». 18 ثُمَّ قالَ لِلمَلِكِ: «خُذِ السِّهامَ». فأخذَها. وقالَ لَه: «إرمِ بِها إلى الأرضِ»، فرمى ثَلاثَةَ سِهامٍ وتوقَّفَ. 19 فغَضِبَ علَيهِ رَجُلُ اللهِ وقالَ لَه: «لو رميتَ خمسةَ سِهامٍ أو ستَّةً، لكُنتَ ضربْتَ الآراميِّينَ حتّى أبَدْتَهُم. لكِنِ الآنَ تَهزِمُهُم فقط ثَلاثَ مرَّاتٍ». 20 ثُمَّ ماتَ أليشَعُ ودُفِنَ. وهجَمَ غُزاةٌ مِنَ الموآبـيِّينَ على أرضِ إِسرائيلَ كعادَتِهم أوَّلَ الرَّبـيعِ 21 وفي ذلِكَ الحينِ كانَ بَعضُ الإسرائيليِّينَ يَقبِرونَ مَيْتا، فلمَّا رأوا الغُزاةَ رمَوا المَيْتَ في قبرِ أليشَعَ وهرَبوا. فلمَّا مَسَّ عِظامَ أليشَعَ عاشَ وقامَ على قدَمَيهِ.
موت حزائيل ملك آرام
22 واضطَهَدَ حَزائيلُ مَلِكُ آرامَ شعبَ إِسرائيلَ طُولَ عَهدِ المَلِكِ يوأحازَ 23 فتَحَنَّنَ الرّبُّ علَيهِم ورَحِمَهُم وعطَفَ علَيهِم لِعَهدِهِ الّذي قطَعَهُ معَ إبراهيمَ وإسحَقَ ويعقوبَ، ولم يشَأْ أنْ يُبـيدَهُم فأبقاهُم إلى الآنَ.
24 ثُمَّ ماتَ حَزائيلُ مَلِكُ آرامَ، وجلَسَ بَنهَدَدُ ابنُهُ مكانَهُ، 25 فعادَ يوآشُ بنُ يوآحازَ وهزَمَ بَنهَدَدَ ثَلاثَ مرَّاتٍ واستَرَدَّ مِنهُ مُدُنَ إِسرائيلَ الّتي أخذَها مِنْ يوأحازَ أبـيهِ في الحربِ.
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. 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
3 ¶ And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, all their days. 4 And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them. 5 (And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime. 6 Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.) 7 Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.
8 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.
10 ¶ In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years. 11 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein. 12 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 13 And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
14 ¶ Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. 15 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows. 16 And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king’s hands. 17 And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it . Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD’s deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them . 18 And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them . And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed. 19 And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.
20 ¶ And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. 21 And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
22 ¶ But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23 And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet. 24 So Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead. 25 And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.