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31 But Jehu did not completely obey the commands of the Lord God of Israel. Instead, he kept doing the sinful things that Jeroboam had caused the Israelites to do.

Jehu Dies

32 In those days the Lord began to reduce the size of Israel's territory. King Hazael of Syria defeated the Israelites and took control 33 of the regions of Gilead and Bashan east of the Jordan River and north of the town of Aroer near the Arnon River. This was the land where the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh had once lived.

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31 Yet Jehu was not careful(A) to keep the law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins(B) of Jeroboam, which he had caused Israel to commit.

32 In those days the Lord began to reduce(C) the size of Israel. Hazael(D) overpowered the Israelites throughout their territory 33 east of the Jordan in all the land of Gilead (the region of Gad, Reuben and Manasseh), from Aroer(E) by the Arnon(F) Gorge through Gilead to Bashan.

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