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Jehoahaz seeks the LORD under Aramean oppression

Hazael and Ben-hadad oppressed Israel throughout Jehoahaz's reign. When the king sought the LORD, God heard him and provided a deliverer, though Israel did not turn away from Jeroboam's sins (2 Kings 13:1-9).

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📖 2 Kings 13:1–3

1In the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years. 2And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them. 3So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.

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Sources: Scripture — 2 Kings 13:1-9
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