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Jehoahaz
Jehoahaz was the eleventh king of the northern kingdom of Israel and the son of Jehu. According to 2 Kings 13, he suffered long oppression at the hands of Hazael king of Aram and then sought the LORD. A king of Judah also bore the same name.
2 Kings 8
2 Kings 8 records how a woman who heeded Elisha's word escaped a seven-year famine and recovered her land on her return, how Elisha told Hazael that he would become king of Aram, and the reigns of Jehoram and Ahaziah, kings of Judah.
2 Kings 12
Second Kings 12 recounts the forty-year reign of Joash, king of Judah. It records his repair of the temple with money gathered in a collection chest, his sending of sacred treasures to Hazael king of Aram to induce him to withdraw, and his death in a conspiracy by his servants.
2 Kings 9
2 Kings 9 is the chapter in which one of the sons of the prophets, sent by Elisha, anoints the army commander Jehu as king of Israel, after which Jehu kills King Joram of Israel, King Ahaziah of Judah, and Jezebel.
2 Kings 13
2 Kings 13 records the reigns of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, and his son Jehoash over the northern kingdom of Israel, together with the final prophecy and death of the prophet Elisha.