1 犹大王亚哈谢的儿子约阿施在位第二十三年， 耶户的儿子约哈斯在撒玛利亚登基， 统治以色列共十七年。 2 他行耶和华看为恶的事， 随从尼八的儿子耶罗波安使以色列人陷于罪中的那些罪， 不肯转离。 3 于是耶和华的怒气向以色列发作， 常把他们交在亚兰王哈薛的手中和哈薛的儿子便．哈达的手中。 4 约哈斯恳求耶和华， 耶和华垂听他的祷告， 因为看见了以色列所受的压迫， 就是亚兰王对他们的压迫。 5 耶和华就赐给以色列一位拯救者， 他救他们脱离亚兰王的手， 于是以色列人可以在自己的家安居， 好像以前一样。 6 可是他们没有离开耶罗波安家使以色列人陷于罪中的那些罪， 仍然行在罪中； 亚舍拉依然立在撒玛利亚。 7 于是耶和华没有给约哈斯留下余民， 只剩下骑兵五十人， 战车十辆和步兵一万人， 因为亚兰王毁灭他们， 践踏他们好像禾场上的尘土。 8 约哈斯其余的事迹和他所行的一切， 以及他的英勇事迹， 不是都写在以色列诸王的年代志上吗？ 9 约哈斯和他的祖先一同长眠， 葬在撒玛利亚。他的儿子约阿施接续他作王。 10 犹大王约阿施在位第三十七年， 约哈斯的儿子约阿施在撒玛利亚登基， 统治以色列共十六年。 11 他行耶和华看为恶的事， 不转离尼八的儿子耶罗波安使以色列人陷于罪中的一切罪， 仍然行在罪中。 12 约阿施其余的事迹和他所行的一切， 以及他与犹大王亚玛谢作战时的英勇事迹， 不是都写在以色列诸王的年代志上吗？ 13 约阿施和他的祖先一同长眠后， 耶罗波安坐上了他的王位。他把约阿施葬在撒玛利亚， 和以色列诸王在一起。 14 以利沙患了必死的病。以色列王约阿施下到他那里， 伏在他的脸上哭， 说： "父啊， 父啊！ 以色列的战车和骑兵啊！ " 15 以利沙对他说： "拿弓箭来！ "他就把弓箭拿给他。 16 他对以色列王说： "把你的手放在弓上吧！ "他就把手放在弓上， 以利沙又把自己的手放在王的手上。 17 他说： "打开向东的窗户。"他就打开了。以利沙说： "放箭吧！ "他就放箭。以利沙说： "这是耶和华胜利的箭， 耶和华得胜亚兰人的箭。你要在亚弗击杀亚兰人， 直到完全灭绝。" 18 他又说： "拿箭来！ "他就拿了来。他对以色列王说： "你击打地吧！ "他就击打地， 打了三次就站起来了。 19 神人就对他发怒， 说： "你应该击打五次或者六次， 那样就能打败亚兰人， 直到完全消灭他们。现在， 你只可以打败亚兰人三次了。" 20 以利沙死了， 也埋葬了。摩押人常在每年春天入侵以色列地。 21 有人正在埋葬死人的时候， 看见一群来侵略的人， 他们就把死尸丢在以利沙的坟上， 随即走了。死尸碰着以利沙的骨头就复活了， 双脚站了起来。 22 约哈斯在位的日子， 亚兰王哈薛一直都欺压以色列。 23 但耶和华仍然施恩给他们， 怜悯他们， 眷顾他们， 这是因为他与亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各所立的约， 不愿意毁灭他们， 把他们从自己的面前丢弃， 直到今日。 24 亚兰王哈薛死了， 他的儿子便．哈达接续他作王。 25 约哈斯的儿子约阿施从哈薛的儿子便．哈达手中， 把哈薛在战争时从约阿施的父亲约哈斯手中夺去的城市收复。约阿施三次打败便．哈达， 收复以色列的城市。

1 In the twenty and third year of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, hath Jehoahaz son of Jehu reigned over Israel, in Samaria -- seventeen years,2 and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and goeth after the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, that he caused Israel to sin -- he turned not aside from it,3 and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel, and He giveth them into the hand of Hazael king of Aram, and into the hand of Ben-Hadad son of Hazael, all the days.4 And Jehoahaz appeaseth the face of Jehovah, and Jehovah hearkeneth unto him, for He hath seen the oppression of Israel, for oppressed them hath the king of Aram, --5 and Jehovah giveth to Israel a saviour, and they go out from under the hand of Aram, and the sons of Israel dwell in their tents as heretofore;6 only, they have not turned aside from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, that he caused Israel to sin, therein they walked, and also, the shrine hath remained in Samaria, --7 for he left not to Jehoahaz of the people except fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen, for the king of Aram hath destroyed them, and maketh them as dust for threshing.8 And the rest of the matters of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?9 And Jehoahaz lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in Samaria, and reign doth Joash his son in his stead.10 In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah reigned hath Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, in Samaria -- sixteen years,11 and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, he hath not turned aside from all the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, that he caused Israel to sin, therein he walked.12 And the rest of the matters of Joash, and all that he did, and his might with which he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?13 And Joash lieth with his fathers, and Jeroboam hath sat on his throne, and Joash is buried in Samaria, with the kings of Israel.14 And Elisha hath been sick with his sickness in which he dieth, and come down unto him doth Joash king of Israel, and weepeth on his face, and saith, `My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and its horsemen.`15 And Elisha saith to him, `Take bow and arrows:` and he taketh unto him bow and arrows.16 And he saith to the king of Israel, `Place thy hand on the bow;` and he placeth his hand, and Elisha putteth his hands on the hands of the king,17 and saith, `Open the window eastward;` and he openeth, and Elisha saith, `Shoot,` and he shooteth; and he saith, `An arrow of salvation to Jehovah, and an arrow of salvation against Aram, and thou hast smitten Aram, in Aphek, till consuming.`18 And he saith, `Take the arrows,` and he taketh; and he saith to the king of Israel, `Smite to the earth;` and he smiteth three times, and stayeth.19 And the man of God is wroth against him, and saith, `By smiting five or six times then thou hadst smitten Aram till consuming; and now, three times thou dost smite Aram.`20 And Elisha dieth, and they bury him, and troops of Moab come in to the land, at the coming in of the year,21 and it cometh to pass, they are burying a man, and lo, they have seen the troop, and cast the man into the grave of Elisha, and the man goeth and cometh against the bones of Elisha, and liveth, and riseth on his feet.22 And Hazael king of Aram hath oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz,23 and Jehovah doth favour them, and pity them, and turn unto them, for the sake of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and hath not been willing to destroy them, nor to cast them from His presence as yet.24 And Hazael king of Aram dieth, and reign doth Ben-Hadad his son in his stead,25 and Jehoash son of Jehoahaz turneth and taketh the cities out of the hand of Ben-Hadad son of Hazael that he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father in war; three times hath Joash smitten him, and he bringeth back the cities of Israel.