2 Kings 13:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took back from Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken from Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times Joash defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Then 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 towns of Israel.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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 beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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 smite him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But Ioas turned backe, and toke out of the hande of Benadad the sonne of Hasael the cyties which he had take in battaill out of the hande of his father Ioahas: Thre tymes dyd Ioas smyte him, and broughte the cities of Israel agayne.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Therefore Iehoash the sonne of Iehoahaz returned, and tooke out of the hand of Ben-hadad the sonne of Hazael the cities which he had taken away by warre out of the hand of Iehoahaz his father: for three times did Ioash beate him, and restored the cities vnto Israel.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Iehoas the sonne of Iehoahaz went againe, and toke out of the hande of Benhadad the sonne of Hazael, the cities which he had taken away out of the hande of Iehoahaz his father in warre: For three times did Ioas beate him, and restored the cities vnto Israel againe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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 strike him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 smite him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 smite him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, took again from Ben-hadad, the son of Hazael, the towns which he had taken from Jehoahaz his father in war. Three times Jehoash overcame him and got back the towns of Israel.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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 strike him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Jehoahaz’s son Jehoash took back from Ben Hadad son of Hazael the cities that he had taken from his father Jehoahaz in war. Joash defeated him three times and recovered the Israelite cities.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 13:18-19 : 18 He said, "Take the arrows." And he took them. He said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground." And he struck three times and stopped. 19 The man of God was angry with him and said, "You should have struck five or six times; then you would have smitten Syria until it was destroyed. But now you shall smite Syria only three times."
  • 2 Kgs 10:32 : 32 In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel: and Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel;
  • 2 Kgs 14:25 : 25 He restored the territory of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which He spoke through His servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath-Hepher.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Kgs 13:8-13
    6 verses
    76%

    8Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

    9Jehoahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria, and Joash his son reigned in his place.

    10In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned for sixteen years.

    11He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, but he walked in them.

    12The rest of the acts of Joash, 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?

    13Joash slept with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 13:1-5
    5 verses
    76%

    1In the twenty-third year of Joash the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned for seventeen years.

    2He did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin; he did not depart from them.

    3The anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad, the son of Hazael, all their days.

    4Jehoahaz sought the LORD, and the LORD listened to him, for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.

    5The LORD gave Israel a savior, so that they escaped from the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel lived in their tents as before.

  • 2 Kgs 14:13-17
    5 verses
    75%

    13And Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash, the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits.

    14And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.

    15Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

    16And Jehoash rested with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his place.

    17And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 25:23-25
    3 verses
    75%

    23And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

    24And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of the king's house, along with the hostages, and returned to Samaria.

    25And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.

  • 2 Kgs 13:22
    74%

    22Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

  • 2 Kgs 13:24
    74%

    24So Hazael king of Syria died, and Benhadad his son reigned in his place.

  • 1 Kgs 15:20
    74%

    20So Benhadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.

  • 2 Chr 24:23-24
    2 verses
    74%

    23And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the army of Syria came up against him; and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them to the king of Damascus.

    24For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great army into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.

  • 2 Kgs 12:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17Then Hazael king of Syria went up, fought against Gath, and took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

    18Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold found in the treasures of the house of the LORD and the king's house, and sent them to Hazael king of Syria. Then he departed from Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 16:4
    73%

    4And Benhadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck down Ijon, Dan, Abelmaim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

  • 2 Kgs 14:3
    71%

    3And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father; he did according to all things as Joash his father did.

  • 1 Kgs 20:34
    71%

    34And Benhadad said to him, The cities, which my father took from your father, I will restore; and you shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send you away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.

  • 1 Kgs 22:2
    71%

    2And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went down to the king of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 3:11
    71%

    11Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son.

  • 2 Chr 25:21
    70%

    21So Joash the king of Israel went up, and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Bethshemesh, which belongs to Judah.

  • 2 Chr 13:19
    70%

    19And Abijah pursued Jeroboam, and took cities from him: Bethel with its towns, Jeshanah with its towns, and Ephrain with its towns.

  • 2 Chr 22:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5He also followed their counsel and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram.

    6And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds that were given to him at Ramah when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel because he was sick.

  • 2 Chr 25:13
    70%

    13But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even to Bethhoron, and killed three thousand of them, and took much spoil.

  • 2 Chr 17:1
    70%

    1And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.

  • 2 Chr 22:1
    69%

    1And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram king of Judah, reigned.

  • 2 Kgs 9:14-15
    2 verses
    69%

    14So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram was keeping Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.

    15But king Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If this is your decision, then let no one go forth nor escape out of the city to tell it in Jezreel.

  • 2 Kgs 14:11
    69%

    11But Amaziah would not listen. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah met face to face at Bethshemesh, which belongs to Judah.

  • 2 Kgs 8:25
    69%

    25In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.

  • 2 Kgs 8:29
    69%

    29And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

  • 2 Kgs 14:28
    69%

    28Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

  • 2 Chr 24:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he had sons and daughters.

    4And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 22:51
    69%

    51Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 8:16
    68%

    16And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.

  • 1 Kgs 20:25
    68%

    25And number an army like the army that you have lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he listened to their voice, and did so.

  • Judg 3:13
    68%

    13And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and struck Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.