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2 Kings 8:12 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 8 · verse 12
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.2 Kings 8:12 · King James Version
2 Kings 8:12 in context
10And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die.
11And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
12And 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.
13And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
14So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- weepethbâkâhto weepH1058 →
- HazaelChăzâʼêlChazael, a king of SyriaH2371 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- holdsmibtsâra fortification, castle, or fortified cityH4013 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-15