Death of Jehu

32 In those days the Lord began to cut off parts of Israel; and (A)Hazael conquered them in all the territory of Israel

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32 In those days the Lord began to reduce(A) the size of Israel. Hazael(B) overpowered the Israelites throughout their territory

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Hazael Threatens Jerusalem

17 (A)Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it; then (B)Hazael set his face to [a]go up to Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 12:17 Advance upon

17 About this time Hazael(A) king of Aram went up and attacked Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem.

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Then (A)the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel, and He delivered them into the hand of (B)Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of (C)Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael, all their days.

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So the Lord’s anger(A) burned against Israel, and for a long time he kept them under the power(B) of Hazael king of Aram and Ben-Hadad(C) his son.

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For He left of the army of Jehoahaz only fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers; for the king of Syria had destroyed them (A)and made them (B)like the dust at threshing.

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Nothing had been left(A) of the army of Jehoahaz except fifty horsemen, ten chariots and ten thousand foot soldiers, for the king of Aram had destroyed the rest and made them like the dust(B) at threshing time.

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Judgment on the Nations

Thus says the Lord:

“For three transgressions of (A)Damascus, and for four,
I will not turn away its punishment,
Because they have (B)threshed Gilead with implements of iron.

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Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

This is what the Lord says:

“For three sins of Damascus,(A)
    even for four, I will not relent.(B)
Because she threshed Gilead
    with sledges having iron teeth,

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(A)But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael,
Which shall devour the palaces of (B)Ben-Hadad.

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I will send fire(A) on the house of Hazael(B)
    that will consume the fortresses(C) of Ben-Hadad.(D)

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