2 Kings 13:12-14

13:12 The rest of the events of Joash’s ¹  reign, including all his accomplishments and his successful war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. ²  13:13 Joash passed away ³  and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. ⁴  Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

Elisha Makes One Final Prophecy

13:14 Now Elisha had a terminal illness. ⁵  King Joash of Israel went down to visit him. ⁶  He wept before him and said, “My father, my father! The chariot ⁷  and horsemen of Israel!” ⁸ 

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¹ sn Jehoash and Joash are alternate forms of the same name.

² tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Joash, and all which he did and his strength, [and] how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”

³ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

⁴ tn Heb “sat on his throne.”

⁵ tn Heb “Now Elisha was ill with the illness by which he would die.”

⁶ tn Heb “went down to him.”

⁷ tn Though the noun is singular here, it may be collective, in which case it could be translated “chariots.”

⁸ sn By comparing Elisha to a one-man army, the king emphasizes the power of the prophetic word. See the note at 2:12.