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 River Jordan and north of the town of Aroer near the River Arnon. This was the land where the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh had once lived.
34. Everything else Jehu did while he was king, including his brave deeds, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel.
35. Jehu died and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz became king.
36. Jehu had ruled Israel twenty-eight years from Samaria.