10In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria; he reigned sixteen years.11He did what was bad in the sight of the LORD and did not turn aside from any of the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, by which he caused Israel to sin; he walked in them.12The rest of the acts of Joash, all that he did, and his might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah—are these not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?13Joash lay down with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne; Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.14Elisha became weak with the sickness of which he was to die; Joash king of Israel went down to him, wept over his face, and said, "My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen."15Elisha said to him, "Take a bow and arrows." He took a bow and arrows for himself.16Elisha said to the king of Israel, "Place your hand upon the bow." He placed his hand upon it, and Elisha placed his hands upon the hands of the king.17Elisha said, "Open the window eastward." He opened it. Elisha said, "Shoot." He shot, and Elisha said, "An arrow of deliverance from the LORD and an arrow of deliverance against Aram; you shall strike Aram at Aphek until you have finished."18Elisha said, "Take the arrows." He took them. Elisha said to the king of Israel, "Strike the land." He struck three times and stood.19The man of God was angry with him and said, "You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck Aram until finishing; but now you will strike Aram three times."20Elisha died, and they buried him; bands of Moab came into the land that year.21They were burying a man when they saw the band and threw the man into the grave of Elisha; the man went and touched the bones of Elisha, lived, and rose to his feet.22Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.23The LORD was gracious to them, had compassion on them, and turned toward them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; he was unwilling to destroy them or to cast them from his face until now.24Hazael king of Aram died, and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his place.25Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz returned and took the cities from the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, which he had taken from the hand of Jehoahaz his father in battle; Joash struck him three times and returned the cities of Israel.