8 4 Now thereſt of the ads of Jehoahaz, and all that hedid, and his might », «re they not written-in the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Iſrael 2? » For though his ſucceſs was nor good. he hewed much perſonal! valour and courage. Which is noted to intimate, that the 1/raelites were not conquered, becauſe of the baſenels and cowardiſe of their: King, but meerly from the Righreous and dreadful] Judgmear of God, who was now reſolved to reckon with them for their filthy Apoltacy. | 9 And Jehoahaz ſlept with his Fathers, and chey buri- ed himin Samaria, andJoaſh his ſon reigned in his ſtead. To © In the thirty and ſeventh year of Joalh king of Judah o, began Jehoaſh the ſon of Jehoahaz co reign over Iſrael in Samaria, and reigned fixteen years, o By which, compared with v. 1: it may be gathered. that Jehoahaz had two or three Years before his death made his Son Jehoaſh King with him * which is very probable, becauſe he was perpetually in ithe ſtate of War and "conſequently in danger of an untimely death. ; ' and becaulſe he was a Man of Valuur, as 1s implied here, v. 12. and declared 2 Chron: 2.5. | 11 And he did that which was evil in the ſight of the LORD ; he departed not from all the fins of Jeroboam the ſon of Nebat; who made Iſrael fin : but he walked therein. . BE | 12 And the reſt of the as of Joaſh, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought againſt Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Iſrael ? 12 And Joaſh flept with his fatbers, and Jeroboam ſat upon his throne : and Joaſh was buried in Samaria with che kings of Iſrael. 14 4 Now Eliſha was fallen ſick, of his ſickneſs whereof he died, and Joaſh the king of Iſrael came down unto him, and wept over his face p, and ſaid, O my father, my father, and the charior of Iſrael and the horſemen thereof 4. pN-r for any true Love and Reſpe& to him, for then he would have followed his counſel, in forſaking the Calves, and returning to the Lord ; but for his own and the Kingdoms ineſtimavle lots in him, 4q See 2 Kings 2, 12. : p 15 And Elithaſaid unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took-unto him bow and arrows. = 16 And he ſaid to the king of Iſrael, F Put thine Heb. hand upon the bow. And, heput his hand wper ##; and; ,
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x Queſt. Wherein was Jehoaſb his fault, or why was the Prophet angry with him? Anſ. The Prophet himſelf did not yer know wm many ViRQories Jehoaſþ ſhould obtain againſt the Syriazs, but wS had ſignified to him, that he ſhould learn that by the number of the Kings ſtrokes- And he was angry with him, not ſimply, —_ he ſmete only thrice, but becauſe of his unbelief and Idolatry, : provoked God ſo to over-rule his heart and hand, that he ſhoul {mite but thrice, which was a token that God would aſſiſt him no further. Although his ſmiting but thrice might proceed eitherfrom hisunbelief or negligence, For by the former ſign, and the Prophets Comment upon it, he might clearly perceive that this alſo was 1n- tended asa fign ofhis ſucceſs againſt the Syrians, and therefore he ought t» have done it frequently, and vehemently. | |
20 4 And Eliſha died, and they buried him y : and the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming
in of the year z. : 7 In or near Samaria, % In the Spring, when the Fruits of the _ Earth grew ripe- :
21 Andic came to paſs as they were burying .*. aman, that behold, they ſpied a band of men a, and they caſt the man into the ſepulchre of Eliſha b : and when the man ec + was let down, and touched the bones of Eliſha
d, he revived, and ſtood up on his Feet e, |