2 Kings 13:25

And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad 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.

And Jehoash {H3060} the son {H1121} of Jehoahaz {H3059} took {H3947} again {H7725} out of the hand {H3027} of Benhadad {H1130} the son {H1121} of Hazael {H2371} the cities {H5892}, which he had taken {H3947} out of the hand {H3027} of Jehoahaz {H3059} his father {H1} by war {H4421}. Three {H7969} times {H6471} did Joash {H3101} beat {H5221} him, and recovered {H7725} the cities {H5892} of Israel {H3478}.

Then Y'ho'ash the son of Y'ho'achaz captured from Ben-Hadad the son of Haza'el the cities which he had captured in war from Y'ho'achaz his father. Three times Yo'ash defeated him, thus recovering the cities of Isra'el.

Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and so recovered the cities of Israel.

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 smite him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Kings 13:18 (5 votes)

    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.

  • 2 Kings 13:19 (5 votes)

    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.

  • 2 Kings 10:32 (3 votes)

    In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;

  • 2 Kings 14:25 (2 votes)

    He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which [was] of Gathhepher.