II Kings 8:12
The Scripture
(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
The Shunammite woman's land was restored to her by the king after Gehazi recounted Elisha's miracle, while Elisha wept upon foreseeing the great evil that Hazael would inflict on Israel after becoming king of Syria by smothering Ben-hadad. The chapter also records the wicked reigns of Jehoram and Ahaziah over Judah, both of whom walked in the ways of the house of Ahab.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
II Kings 4:28I Kings 18:13II Kings 10:32II Kings 10:33II Kings 12:17II Kings 13:3II Kings 13:7Amos 1:3Amos 1:4II Kings 15:16Psalms 137:8Psalms 137:9
Related verses (shared words)
Exodus 15:26I Samuel 1:11Judges 4:8Ruth 4:4I Samuel 24:21II Samuel 22:26