2 Kings 13:22

22 Now Hazael, king of Syria, afflicted Israel all the days of Joachaz.

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 And Eliseus died, and they buried him. And the rovers from Moab came into the land the same year.
21 And some that were burying a man, saw the rovers, and cast the body into the sepulchre of Eliseus. And when it had touched the bones of Eliseus, the man came to life and stood upon his feet.
22 Now Hazael, king of Syria, afflicted Israel all the days of Joachaz.
23 And the Lord had mercy on them, and returned to them, because of his covenant, which he had made with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob: and he would not destroy them, nor utterly cast them away, unto this present time.
24 And Hazael, king of Syria, died; and Benadad, his son, reigned in his stead.
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