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.”

³ 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.

²² Hazael king of Aram oppressed^(A) Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.