2 Kings 13:1
In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.
2 Kings 13:1 begins the account of Israel's kings found in chapter 13. It places Jehoahaz's seventeen-year reign over Israel in Samaria within the continuing history of transgression, idolatry, war, strife, defeat, and captivity among the ten tribes. During the reigns of Jehoahaz and Jehoash, Hazael king of Syria devastated Israel and laid it under tribute. The chapter thus introduced also records Elisha's last sickness and his effort to teach the king persistence and faithfulness. The ten-tribe kingdom could have been strong and stable if its people had followed the Lord's commandments.