Jehoahaz reigns in Israel seventeen years; his various acts, and wars with the Syrians, 2Kgs 13:1-8. He dies, and Joash reigns in his stead, and does evil in the sight of the Lord, 2Kgs 13:9-13. Elisha's last sickness; he foretells a three-fold defeat of the Syrians, and dies, 2Kgs 13:14-20. A dead man raised to life by touching the bones of Elisha, 2Kgs 13:21. Hazael dies, having long oppressed Israel; but Jehoash recovers many cities out of the hands of Ben-hadad, his successor, and defeats him three times, 2Kgs 13:22-25.
Verse 1
In the three and twentieth year of Joash - The chronology here is thus accounted for; Jehoahaz began his reign at the commencement of the twenty-third year of Joash, and reigned seventeen years, fourteen alone, and three years with his son Joash; the fourteenth year was but just begun.