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.
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Gill's Exposition
And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord?.... Imagining it was for the death of Benhadad he had predicted, for which he could see no reason; of the title, "my lord", see Kg1 18:7.
and he answered,…
Barnes' Notes
The evil that thou wilt do - The intention is not to tax Hazael with special cruelty, but only to enumerate the ordinary horrors of war, as it was conducted among the Oriental nations of the time.…
Adam Clarke
I know the evil that thou wilt do - We may see something of the accomplishment of this prediction, Kg2 10:32, Kg2 10:33; Kg2 13:3, Kg2 13:7.
Here, I. We may enquire what brought Elisha to Damascus, the chief city of Syria. Was he sent to any but the lost sheep of the house of Israel? It seems he was. Perhaps he went to pay a visit to…
Cambridge Bible
and wilt dash their children R.V. and wilt dash in pieces their little ones. We have no details of Hazael's cruelty in the future, but hints of it are found. In 2Ki 10:32 it is said -Hazael smote them…
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