1. Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel in the twenty-third year of Joash's rule in Judah. Jehoahaz ruled seventeen years from Samaria
2. and disobeyed the Lord by doing wrong. He never stopped following the example of Jeroboam, who had caused the Israelites to sin.
3. The Lord was angry with the Israelites, so he let King Hazael of Syria and his son Benhadad rule over them for a long time.
4. Jehoahaz prayed to the Lord for help, and the Lord saw how terribly Hazael was treating the Israelites. He answered Jehoahaz
5. by sending Israel a leader who rescued them from the Syrians, and the Israelites lived in peace as they had before.
8. Everything else Jehoahaz did while he was king, including his brave deeds, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel.
9. Jehoahaz died and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoash became king.
10. Jehoash became king of Israel in the thirty-seventh year of Joash's rule in Judah, and he ruled sixteen years from Samaria.
11. He disobeyed the Lord by doing just like Jeroboam, who had caused the Israelites to sin.