2 Kings 13:22

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

2 Kings 13:22 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 13:22

But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of
Jehoahaz.
] That he reigned alone, at least, before he took his son Joash to reign with him.

2 Kings 13:22 In-Context

20 Elisha died and they buried him. Now the raiding parties of Moab came {in the spring}.

21 And it happened that they [were] burying a man; suddenly they saw the marauding band, so they threw the man in the grave of Elisha. [As he] went [in], the man touched the bones of Elisha, and became alive and got up on his feet!

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

23 But Yahweh had mercy on them and showed compassion to them and turned to them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He was not willing to destroy them nor cast them from his presence up to now.

24 When Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-Hadad became king in his place.