King Jehoahaz's reign (jan 1, 814 BC – jan 1, 798 BC)
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Jehoahaz was the son of Jehu. He reigned for 17 years.He was evil and he did not depart from serving idols.
"He [Jehoahaz] did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin; he did not depart from them." (2 Kings 13:2)
a. God was mad that Israel was serving idols, so He let them be defeated by the Syrians a lot of times.
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Date:
jan 1, 814 BC
jan 1, 798 BC
~ 16 years