8Now 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? 9And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria; and Joash, his son, reigned in his stead.

10In the thirty-seventh year of Joash, king of Judah, his son, Jehoash (also referred to as Joash), began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years. 11And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not departed from all the sins of Jeroboam, son of Nebat, who caused Israel sin, but he walked in the same sins.

12And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might with which he fought against Amaziah, king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 13And Joash (Jehoash) slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne.

14Now Elisha was suffering from the illness from which he eventually died. And Joash, the king of Israel, came to visit him, and wept over him, and said, “O my father, my father, the chariot and horsemen of Israel”. 15And Elisha told him, “Take a bow and arrows”. And he took to him a bow and arrows. 16And Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand upon the bow”. And he put his hand upon it, and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands. 17And he said, “Open the east window”. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot”. And he shot. And Elisha said, “The arrow of the LORD's deliverance, and the arrow of victory over Syria (Aram); for you shall strike the Syrians in Aphek, till you have destroyed them.” 18And then Elisha said, “Take the arrows”. And he took them. And Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike upon the ground”. And he struck thrice, and stopped. 19And Elisha, the man of God, was angry with him, and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have smitten Syria till you had destroyed it, whereas now you shall strike Syria only three times”.

20And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the marauding bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the beginning of the year. 21And, as they were burying a man, they spied a marauding band of men coming; and they threw the man into the grave of Elisha; and when the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

22But Hazael, king of Syria, oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23And the LORD was gracious and had compassion on them, and had concern for them, because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, nor did He banish them from His presence. 24Then Hazael, king of Syria, died; and his son, Ben-hadad, reigned in his stead. 25And Jehoash (Joash), the son of Jehoahaz, recovered from Ben-hadad the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from Jehoahaz, his father. Three times did Joash defeated him, and recover cities of Israel.