2 Kings 8:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.

My lord

2 Kings 4:28

1 Kings 18:13

The evil

Dash

Nahum 3:10

General references

Mark 14:71

Bible References

My lord

Then she asked, "Did I ask my lord for a son? Didn't I beg you, "Don't mislead me?'"

Hasn't anyone told you, my master, what I did when Jezebel was killing the LORD's prophets? I hid 100 of the LORD's prophets by fifties in a cave and provided food and water for them.

The evil

In those days, the LORD began to reduce Israel in size: Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel,

Later, King Hazael of Aram invaded and attacked Gath, captured it, and then set out to approach Jerusalem.

As a result, the LORD's wrath flared up against Israel, so he handed them over to domination by King Hazael of Aram and later into constant domination by Hazael's son Ben-hadad.

This is what the LORD says: "For three transgressions of Damascus and now for a fourth I will not turn away; because they have trampled down Gilead with ironclad threshing sleds.

Dash

At another time, Menahem attacked Tiphsah and all of its inhabitants, including its coastlands from Tirzah, because they would not open the city gate for him. After defeating them, he ripped open all of their pregnant women.

Daughter of Babylon! You devastator! How blessed will be the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.

Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, and their houses will be looted, and their wives slept with.

Therefore a disaster will come upon your people, and all of your fortresses will be ruined. As Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel in wartime, mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.

Samaria will be held guilty, because she has rebelled against her God. By the sword they will fall with their infants dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women torn open."

This is what the LORD says: "For three transgressions of Damascus and now for a fourth I will not turn away; because they have trampled down Gilead with ironclad threshing sleds.

But she, too, was exiled she went into captivity! Her young children were dashed to pieces at every crossroad of their streets, and her famous citizens were sold by lottery, while all of her aristocrats were put in chains.

General references

Then he began to invoke a divine curse and to swear with an oath, "I don't know this man you're talking about!"