13 In the twenty-third year of Ahazyah’s son Yoash reigning over Yehudah, Yehu’s son Yehoahaz became king over Israel and reigned seventeen years from Shomron (Samaria). 2 He did what Yahweh had said was evil and he imitated the customs of Nebat’s son Yarave’am who had caused Israel to sin—Yehoahaz didn’t end them. 3 So Yahweh got angry with Israel and he allowed them to be defeated by Aram’s King Haza’el and his son Ben-Hadad throughout Yehoahaz’s reign. 4 Then Yehoahaz prayed to Yahweh for help, and Yahweh listened to him because he saw how much Israel was being oppressed by the Aramean king. 5 So Yahweh sent a saviour to Israel, and they were able to stand up against the Arameans, and only then were the Israelis were able to live peacefully again from day to day. 6 Despite that, they didn’t stop imitating the sins of Yarave’am’s family who caused Israel to sin—no, Yehoahaz kept doing them, and even the Asherah pole remained standing in Shomron.

7 The Aramean king had thoroughly destroyed much of Israel’s forces only leaving fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers for Yehoahaz.

8 Everything else that Yehoahaz said and did, including his great achievements, is written in the book of the events of the kings of Israel. 9 Then Yehoahaz died and was buried in Shomron, and his son Yehoash replaced him as king.