Joahaz (son of Jehu)

The Suffering King of Israel

Även känd som: Joak, Joahas

Det delade kungariketKingc. 856–798 BC

Joahaz was king over the northern kingdom of Israel and the son of Jehu. His reign was marked by military weakness and oppression from the Arameans, but when he humbled himself and sought the Lord, God sent a deliverer to Israel. He reigned for 17 years in Samaria.

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Joahaz Becomes King of Israel

Joahaz succeeded his father Jehu as king over Israel and reigned for 17 years in Samaria.

2 Kung 13:1 Visa i sammanhang →

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

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וְשָׁלֹשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְיוֹאָ֥שׁ בֶּן־אֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ יְהוֹאָחָ֨ז בֶּן־יֵה֤וּא עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן שְׁבַ֥ע עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָֽה׃ ‬

Continued in the Sins of Jeroboam

Joahaz did what was evil in the Lord's sight, following the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which caused Israel to sin.

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2He did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD and followed the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had led Israel into sin; he never turned away from them.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַ֠יֵּלֶךְ אַחַ֨ר חַטֹּ֜את יָרָבְעָ֧ם בֶּן־נְבָ֛ט אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱטִ֥יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹא־סָ֥ר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ ‬

The Lord's Anger and Aramean Oppression

The Lord's anger burned against Israel, and he gave them into the hand of Hazael and Ben-Hadad throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.

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3So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he handed them over to Hazael king of Aram and to Ben-hadad son of Hazael throughout those days.

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף יְהוָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞ם בְּיַ֣ד ׀ חֲזָאֵ֣ל מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֗ם וּבְיַ֛ד בֶּן־הֲדַ֥ד בֶּן־חֲזָאֵ֖ל כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ ‬

Jehoahaz Prays to the Lord

In his distress, Jehoahaz pleaded with the Lord, and the Lord heard him because he saw how the king of Aram was oppressing Israel.

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4Then Jehoahaz pleaded with the LORD, and the LORD listened to him, for he saw how Israel was oppressed—how the king of Aram was crushing them.

וַיְחַ֥ל יְהוֹאָחָ֖ז אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֤י רָאָה֙ אֶת־לַ֣חַץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּֽי־לָחַ֥ץ אֹתָ֖ם מֶ֥לֶךְ אֲרָֽם׃ ‬

The Lord Sends a Deliverer

The Lord gave Israel a deliverer so that they were freed from the hand of the Arameans and could live in their homes as before.

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5The LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped from the grip of Aram, so that the Israelites lived in their own homes as they had before.

וַיִּתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֤ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מוֹשִׁ֔יעַ וַיֵּ֣צְא֔וּ מִתַּ֖חַת יַד־אֲרָ֑ם וַיֵּשְׁב֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶ֖ם כִּתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ ‬

Israel's Weakened Army

Jehoahaz was left with only 50 horsemen, 10 chariots, and 10,000 foot soldiers because the king of Aram had destroyed them.

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7Nothing was left of Jehoahaz's army but fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, for the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.

כִּ֣י לֹא֩ הִשְׁאִ֨יר לִיהוֹאָחָ֜ז עָ֗ם כִּ֣י אִם־חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים פָּֽרָשִׁים֙ וַעֲשָׂ֣רָה רֶ֔כֶב וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִ֖ים רַגְלִ֑י כִּ֤י אִבְּדָם֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם וַיְשִׂמֵ֥ם כֶּֽעָפָ֖ר לָדֻֽשׁ׃ ‬

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