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And Hazael said, Why weeps my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: their strong holds will you set on fire, and their young men will you slay with the sword, and will dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
Reference
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: Chăzâʼêl
Chazael, a king of Syria
Hebrew: ʼĂdônây
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ἐπεί (epeí)
thereupon, i.e. since (of time or cause)
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: ἴσημι (ísēmi)
to know
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: φαῦλος (phaûlos)
"foul" or "flawy", i.e. (figuratively) wicked
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: Yisrᵉʼêlîy
a Jisreelite or descendant of Jisrael
Hebrew: chăçîyn
properly, firm, i.e. (by implication) mighty
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: φλογίζω (phlogízō)
to cause a blaze, i.e. ignite (figuratively, to inflame with passion)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: bᵉchurôwth
youth (collectively and abstractly)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: κατασφάττω (kataspháttō)
to kill down, i.e. slaughter
Hebrew: qᵉṭal
to kill
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥομφαία (rhomphaía)
a sabre, i.e. a long and broad cutlass (any weapon of the kind, literally or figuratively)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: nâshîyn
{a man}
Greek: τέκνον (téknon)
a child (as produced)
Hebrew: bên
{a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense}
Parallel theme
Nahum 3:10
2 Kings 12:17
2 Kings 15:16
Isaiah 13:16
2 Kings 13:7
Isaiah 13:18
Hosea 10:14
References Lord
2 Kings 13:3
Amos 1:13
Word
Hosea 13:16
Verse Explanation
Hazael asks why Elisha is crying. The prophet explains that Hazael will become king of Aram and will commit terrible acts against Israel, including destroying cities, killing soldiers, and harming families. Hazael hears a prophecy of his future actions but does not yet understand the full consequences of his ambition.
History
Ancient warfare was often brutal, especially during campaigns of conquest and political expansion.