2 Kings 13 – NIV & CCBT

New International Version

2 Kings 13:1-25

Jehoahaz King of Israel

1In the twenty-third year of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years. 2He did evil in the eyes of the Lord by following the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit, and he did not turn away from them. 3So the Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and for a long time he kept them under the power of Hazael king of Aram and Ben-Hadad his son.

4Then Jehoahaz sought the Lord’s favor, and the Lord listened to him, for he saw how severely the king of Aram was oppressing Israel. 5The Lord provided a deliverer for Israel, and they escaped from the power of Aram. So the Israelites lived in their own homes as they had before. 6But they did not turn away from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, which he had caused Israel to commit; they continued in them. Also, the Asherah pole13:6 That is, a wooden symbol of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 2 Kings remained standing in Samaria.

7Nothing had been left of the army of Jehoahaz except fifty horsemen, ten chariots and ten thousand foot soldiers, for the king of Aram had destroyed the rest and made them like the dust at threshing time.

8As for the other events of the reign of Jehoahaz, all he did and his achievements, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? 9Jehoahaz rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria. And Jehoash13:9 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash; also in verses 12-14 and 25 his son succeeded him as king.

Jehoash King of Israel

10In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years. 11He did evil in the eyes of the Lord and did not turn away from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit; he continued in them.

12As for the other events of the reign of Jehoash, all he did and his achievements, including his war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? 13Jehoash rested with his ancestors, and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

14Now Elisha had been suffering from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him and wept over him. “My father! My father!” he cried. “The chariots and horsemen of Israel!”

15Elisha said, “Get a bow and some arrows,” and he did so. 16“Take the bow in your hands,” he said to the king of Israel. When he had taken it, Elisha put his hands on the king’s hands.

17“Open the east window,” he said, and he opened it. “Shoot!” Elisha said, and he shot. “The Lord’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram!” Elisha declared. “You will completely destroy the Arameans at Aphek.”

18Then he said, “Take the arrows,” and the king took them. Elisha told him, “Strike the ground.” He struck it three times and stopped. 19The man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram and completely destroyed it. But now you will defeat it only three times.”

20Elisha died and was buried.

Now Moabite raiders used to enter the country every spring. 21Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders; so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. When the body touched Elisha’s bones, the man came to life and stood up on his feet.

22Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz. 23But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day he has been unwilling to destroy them or banish them from his presence.

24Hazael king of Aram died, and Ben-Hadad his son succeeded him as king. 25Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz recaptured from Ben-Hadad son of Hazael the towns he had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Three times Jehoash defeated him, and so he recovered the Israelite towns.

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

列王紀下 13:1-25

約哈斯做以色列王

1猶大亞哈謝的兒子約阿施執政第二十三年,耶戶的兒子約哈斯撒瑪利亞登基做以色列王,執政十七年。 2約哈斯做耶和華視為惡的事,重蹈尼八的兒子耶羅波安的覆轍,使以色列人陷入罪中。他始終沒有離開那些罪。 3因此,耶和華向以色列人發怒,屢次使他們敗在亞蘭哈薛和他兒子便·哈達手中。 4約哈斯求耶和華開恩,耶和華看見亞蘭王非常殘暴地欺壓以色列人,便垂聽他的禱告, 5賜給以色列人一位拯救者,從亞蘭人手中救了他們。他們便像從前一樣安居樂業。 6但他們一如既往地犯罪,沒有離開耶羅波安家使以色列人犯的那些罪,在撒瑪利亞仍然保留著亞舍拉神像。 7亞蘭王像踐踏塵土一樣摧毀了約哈斯的軍隊。約哈斯只剩下五十名騎兵、十輛戰車和一萬步兵。 8約哈斯其他的事及其一切所作所為和成就都記在以色列的列王史上。 9約哈斯與祖先同眠後,葬在撒瑪利亞。他兒子約阿施繼位。

約阿施做以色列王

10猶大約阿施執政第三十七年,約哈斯的兒子約阿施撒瑪利亞登基做以色列王,執政十六年。 11他做耶和華視為惡的事,一如既往地犯罪,沒有離開尼八的兒子耶羅波安使以色列人犯的那些罪。 12約阿施其他的事及其一切所作所為,包括他英勇對抗猶大亞瑪謝的事都記在以色列的列王史上。 13約阿施與祖先同眠後,葬在撒瑪利亞以色列王陵。耶羅波安二世繼位。

以利沙病逝

14以利沙患了不治之症,以色列約阿施前去探望,伏在他身上哭喊道:「我父啊!我父啊!以色列的戰車和騎兵啊!」 15以利沙對王說:「取弓箭來。」王便取來弓箭。 16以利沙要王拉開弓,王照做了。以利沙雙手按著王的手, 17說:「打開朝東的窗戶。」王便打開窗戶。以利沙說:「射箭!」王便射箭。以利沙說:「這是耶和華的得勝之箭,是戰勝亞蘭人的箭。你會在亞弗徹底消滅亞蘭人。」 18以利沙說:「拿幾枝箭來。」王便取來箭。以利沙說:「用箭擊打地!」王擊打了三下就停下來。 19上帝的僕人很生氣,說:「你應該擊打五六下,那樣你就可以徹底消滅亞蘭人。現在,你只能擊敗他們三次。」 20以利沙去世後,人們埋葬了他。

每年春天摩押人都來犯境。 21一天,一些以色列人正安葬死人,忽然看見一群摩押入侵者,便連忙把屍體拋進以利沙的墳墓裡。那死人碰到以利沙的骸骨,就復活了,並站了起來。

以色列與亞蘭交戰

22約哈斯執政期間,亞蘭哈薛一直壓迫以色列人。 23耶和華因為與亞伯拉罕以撒雅各所立的約,就恩待以色列人,憐憫、眷顧他們,至今仍不願滅絕他們,沒有把他們從自己面前趕走。 24亞蘭哈薛死後,他兒子便·哈達繼位。 25約阿施三次擊敗便·哈達,收回了他父親約哈斯哈薛交戰時失去的以色列城邑。