¹² “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael.

“Because I know the harm^(A) you will do to the Israelites,” he answered. “You will set fire to their fortified places, kill their young men with the sword, dash^(B) their little children^(C) to the ground, and rip open^(D) their pregnant women.”

¹⁶ At that time Menahem, starting out from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah^(A) and everyone in the city and its vicinity, because they refused to open^(B) their gates. He sacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women.

¹³ This is what the Lord says: