## II Kings Chapter 13

###### II Kings 13:1
[II Kings 13:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:1)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
In the twenty-third year of Yoash, son of Achazyohu king of Yehudah, Yehoachaz son of Yeihu, reigned over Yisroel in Shomron for seventeen years.


###### II Kings 13:2
[II Kings 13:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:2)

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וַ֠יֵּ֠לֶךְ אַחַ֨ר חַטֹּ֜את יָרׇבְעָ֧ם בֶּן־נְבָ֛ט אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱטִ֥יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹא־סָ֥ר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He did what was evil in the eyes of Adonoy, and persisted in the sins which Yerovom, son of Nevot, had caused Yisroel to commit, he did not turn away from them.


###### II Kings 13:3
[II Kings 13:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:3)

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף יְהֹוָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞ם בְּיַ֣ד**׀** חֲזָאֵ֣ל מֶלֶךְ־אֲרָ֗ם וּבְיַ֛ד בֶּן־הֲדַ֥ד בֶּן־חֲזָאֵ֖ל כׇּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Adonoy became angry with Yisroel, and He delivered them into the hand of Chazoeil king of Arom, and into the hand of Ben-Hadad, son of Chazoeil, throughout the days [of Yehoachaz].


###### II Kings 13:4
[II Kings 13:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:4)

וַיְחַ֥ל יְהוֹאָחָ֖ז אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע אֵלָיו֙ יְהֹוָ֔ה כִּ֤י רָאָה֙ אֶת־לַ֣חַץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּי־לָחַ֥ץ אֹתָ֖ם מֶ֥לֶךְ אֲרָֽם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Yehoachaz prayed to Adonoy, and Adonoy listened to him for He saw Yisroel’s oppression, for Arom’s king oppressed them.


###### II Kings 13:5
[II Kings 13:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:5)

וַיִּתֵּ֨ן יְהֹוָ֤ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מוֹשִׁ֔יעַ וַיֵּ֣צְא֔וּ מִתַּ֖חַת יַד־אֲרָ֑ם וַיֵּשְׁב֧וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּאׇהֳלֵיהֶ֖ם כִּתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And Adonoy provided Yisroel with a savior, and they escaped from Arom’s rule; the Bnei Yisroel settled in their dwelling places as [they had] in the past.


###### II Kings 13:6
[II Kings 13:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:6)

אַ֠ךְ לֹא־סָ֜רוּ מֵחַטֹּ֧את בֵּית־יָרׇבְעָ֛ם אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱטִ֥י אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּ֣הּ הָלָ֑ךְ וְגַם֙ הָאֲשֵׁרָ֔ה עָמְדָ֖ה בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
But they did not turn away from the sins of the house of Yorovom that he caused Yisroel to commit, he persisted in [committing] them; and also the Asheiroh [still] stood in Shomron.


###### II Kings 13:7
[II Kings 13:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:7)

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

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
For he had not left Yehoachaz with any people except for fifty horsemen, ten chariots and ten thousand troops, for Arom’s king destroyed [the rest] and trampled them like dirt.


###### II Kings 13:8
[II Kings 13:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:8)

וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֧י יְהוֹאָחָ֛ז וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה וּגְבוּרָת֑וֹ הֲלוֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The rest of Yehoachaz’s deeds and all that he did, and his might, are written in the book of chronicles of Yisroel’s kings.


###### II Kings 13:9
[II Kings 13:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:9)

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יְהוֹאָחָז֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּ בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יוֹאָ֥שׁ בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Yehoachaz lay with his forefathers and they buried him in Shomron; his son Yoash reigned in his place.


###### II Kings 13:10
[II Kings 13:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:10)

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וָשֶׁ֙בַע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְיוֹאָ֖שׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַ֠ךְ יְהוֹאָ֨שׁ בֶּן־יְהוֹאָחָ֤ז עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן שֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
In the thirty-seventh year of Yoash king of Yehudah, Yehoash son of Yehoachaz, became king over Yisroel in Shomron [for] sixteen years.


###### II Kings 13:11
[II Kings 13:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:11)

וַיַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה לֹ֣א סָ֠ר מִכׇּל־חַטֹּ֞אות יָרׇבְעָ֧ם בֶּן־נְבָ֛ט אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱטִ֥יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּ֥הּ הָלָֽךְ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He did what was evil in the eyes of Adonoy, he did not turn away from all the sins which Yorovom, son of Nevot, caused Yisroel to commit, he persisted in [committing] them.


###### II Kings 13:12
[II Kings 13:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:12)

וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֤י יוֹאָשׁ֙ וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִלְחַ֔ם עִ֖ם אֲמַצְיָ֣ה מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The rest of Yoash’s deeds, and all that he did, and his might, and his battle with Amatzyoh king of Yehudah, are written in the book of chronicles of Yisroel’s kings.


###### II Kings 13:13
[II Kings 13:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:13)

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יוֹאָשׁ֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וְיָרׇבְעָ֖ם יָשַׁ֣ב עַל־כִּסְא֑וֹ וַיִּקָּבֵ֤ר יוֹאָשׁ֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן עִ֖ם מַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Yoash lay with his forefathers and Yorovom sat on his throne; Yoash was buried in Shomron with the kings of Yisroel.


###### II Kings 13:14
[II Kings 13:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:14)

וֶֽאֱלִישָׁע֙ חָלָ֣ה אֶת־חׇלְי֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָמ֖וּת בּ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֨רֶד אֵלָ֜יו יוֹאָ֣שׁ מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַיֵּ֤בְךְּ עַל־פָּנָיו֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר אָבִ֣י׀אָבִ֔י רֶ֥כֶב יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Elisha became sick with an illness of which he would die; Yoash king of Yisroel went down to [visit] him. He wept before him and said, “My father, my father! The chariot of Yisroel and its horsemen!”


###### II Kings 13:15
[II Kings 13:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:15)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ אֱלִישָׁ֔ע קַ֖ח קֶ֣שֶׁת וְחִצִּ֑ים וַיִּקַּ֥ח אֵלָ֖יו קֶ֥שֶׁת וְחִצִּֽים׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Elisha said to him, “Bring a bow and arrows.” And he brought him a bow and arrows.


###### II Kings 13:16
[II Kings 13:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:16)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר**׀** לְמֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הַרְכֵּ֤ב יָֽדְךָ֙ עַל־הַקֶּ֔שֶׁת וַיַּרְכֵּ֖ב יָד֑וֹ וַיָּ֧שֶׂם אֱלִישָׁ֛ע יָדָ֖יו עַל־יְדֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He said to the king of Yisroel, “Put your hand on the bow,” and he put his hand [on the bow]. Elisha put his hand on the king’s hands.


###### II Kings 13:17
[II Kings 13:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:17)

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר פְּתַ֧ח הַחַלּ֛וֹן קֵ֖דְמָה וַיִּפְתָּ֑ח וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֤ע יְרֵה֙ וַיּ֔וֹר וַיֹּ֗אמֶר חֵץ־תְּשׁוּעָ֤ה לַֽיהֹוָה֙ וְחֵ֣ץ תְּשׁוּעָ֣ה בַאֲרָ֔ם וְהִכִּיתָ֧ אֶת־אֲרָ֛ם בַּאֲפֵ֖ק עַד־כַּלֵּֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He then said, “Open the window towards the east,” and he opened it. And Elisha said, “Shoot!” And he shot. And he said, “An arrow of salvation from Adonoy, and an arrow of salvation against Arom, you are to attack Arom in Apheik until their total destruction.”


###### II Kings 13:18
[II Kings 13:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:18)

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר קַ֥ח הַחִצִּ֖ים וַיִּקָּ֑ח וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לְמֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הַךְ־אַ֔רְצָה וַיַּ֥ךְ שָׁלֹשׁ־פְּעָמִ֖ים וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And he said, “Take the arrows,” and he took them. He then said to the king of Yisroel, “Strike [the arrows] at the ground.” He struck [the arrows at the ground] three times and stopped.


###### II Kings 13:19
[II Kings 13:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:19)

וַיִּקְצֹ֨ף עָלָ֜יו אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לְהַכּ֨וֹת חָמֵ֤שׁ אוֹ־שֵׁשׁ֙ פְּעָמִ֔ים אָ֛ז הִכִּ֥יתָ אֶת־אֲרָ֖ם עַד־כַּלֵּ֑ה וְעַתָּ֕ה שָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִ֖ים תַּכֶּ֥ה אֶת־אֲרָֽם׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The man of God became angry at him, and said, “[If only] you had struck [the arrows at the ground] five or six times, then you would have struck Arom to its total destruction, but now three times [only] will you strike [and defeat] Arom.


###### II Kings 13:20
[II Kings 13:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:20)

וַיָּ֥מׇת אֱלִישָׁ֖ע וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֑הוּ וּגְדוּדֵ֥י מוֹאָ֛ב יָבֹ֥אוּ בָאָ֖רֶץ בָּ֥א שָׁנָֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Elisha died and they buried him. Bands from Moav would invade the land at the beginning of each year.


###### II Kings 13:21
[II Kings 13:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:21)

וַיְהִ֞י הֵ֣ם**׀** קֹבְרִ֣ים אִ֗ישׁ וְהִנֵּה֙ רָא֣וּ אֶֽת־הַגְּד֔וּד וַיַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּ אֶת־הָאִ֖ישׁ בְּקֶ֣בֶר אֱלִישָׁ֑ע וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ וַיִּגַּ֤ע הָאִישׁ֙ בְּעַצְמ֣וֹת אֱלִישָׁ֔ע וַיְחִ֖י וַיָּ֥קׇם עַל־רַגְלָֽיו׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
They were in the midst of burying a man and behold, they saw a band [approaching] so they threw the corpse into Elisha’s grave; the corpse rolled and touched Elisha’s bones, and it came back to life and stood up.


###### II Kings 13:22
[II Kings 13:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:22)

וַֽחֲזָאֵל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם לָחַ֖ץ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י יְהוֹאָחָֽז׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Chazoeil king of Arom oppressed Yisroel all the days of Yehoachaz[’s reign].


###### II Kings 13:23
[II Kings 13:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:23)

וַיָּ֩חׇן֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה אֹתָ֤ם וַֽיְרַחֲמֵם֙ וַיִּ֣פֶן אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם לְמַ֣עַן בְּרִית֔וֹ אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֖ם יִצְחָ֣ק וְיַעֲקֹ֑ב וְלֹ֤א אָבָה֙ הַשְׁחִיתָ֔ם וְלֹא־הִשְׁלִיכָ֥ם מֵעַל־פָּנָ֖יו עַד־עָֽתָּה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
But Adonoy was gracious and had pity on them, and He turned back to them because of His covenant with Avrohom, Yitzchok and Yaakov; he did not want to destroy them, and He did not cast them off from His Presence until now.


###### II Kings 13:24
[II Kings 13:24](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:24)

וַיָּ֖מׇת חֲזָאֵ֣ל מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֑ם וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ בֶּן־הֲדַ֥ד בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Chazoeil, Arom’s king, died; his son, Ben-Hadad, reigned in his place.


###### II Kings 13:25
[II Kings 13:25](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/13:25)

וַיָּ֜שׇׁב יְהוֹאָ֣שׁ בֶּן־יְהוֹאָחָ֗ז וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־הֶעָרִים֙ מִיַּד֙ בֶּן־הֲדַ֣ד בֶּן־חֲזָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָקַ֗ח מִיַּ֛ד יְהוֹאָחָ֥ז אָבִ֖יו בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה שָׁלֹ֤שׁ פְּעָמִים֙ הִכָּ֣הוּ יוֹאָ֔שׁ וַיָּ֖שֶׁב אֶת־עָרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Yehoash, son of Yehoachaz, returned and took back the cities from the hand of Ben-Hadad, son of Chazoeil, who had taken [them] from the hand of his father Yehoachaz in battle; Yoash struck him three times and recovered the cities of Yisroel.