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2 Reis 8:12

Listen to 2 Reis 8:12
12 Então disse Hazael: Por que meu senhor está chorando? E ele disse: Porque sei o mal que hás de fazer aos filhos de Israel: Porás fogo �s suas fortalezas, matarás � espada os seus mancebos, despedaçarás os seus pequeninos e fenderás as suas mulheres grávidas.

2 Reis 8:12 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 8:12

And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord?
&c.] Imagining it was for the death of Benhadad he had predicted, for which he could see no reason; of the title, "my lord", see ( 1 Kings 18:7 )

and he answered, because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the
children of Israel;
which he foresaw by a spirit of prophecy; and Israel being his own people, he sympathized in their calamities before they came:

their strong holds wilt thou set on fire;
which should be taken by him, see ( 2 Kings 10:32 )

and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword;
in battle:

and wilt dash their children;
against rocks and stones, or stone walls, or upon the ground, floor, or pavement, as was usual in war F7, see ( Psalms 137:9 ) ,

and rip up their women with child:
which was the height of barbarity and cruelty. Ben Gersom and Ben Melech interpret this of breaking down the walls of fortified cities, built strong, like hills and mountains; but this is supposed in the first clause.


FOOTNOTES:

F7 Vid. Homer. Iliad. 22. ver. 63, 64.
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2 Reis 8:12 In-Context

10 Respondeu-lhe Eliseu: Vai e dize-lhe: Hás de sarar. Contudo o Senhor me mostrou que ele morrerá.
11 E olhou para Hazael, fitando nele os olhos até que este ficou confundido; e o homem de Deus chorou.
12 Então disse Hazael: Por que meu senhor está chorando? E ele disse: Porque sei o mal que hás de fazer aos filhos de Israel: Porás fogo �s suas fortalezas, matarás � espada os seus mancebos, despedaçarás os seus pequeninos e fenderás as suas mulheres grávidas.
13 Ao que disse Hazael: Que é o teu servo, que não é mais do que um cão, para fazer tão grande coisa? Respondeu Eliseu: O Senhor mostrou-me que tu hás de ser rei da Síria.
14 Então apartou-se de Eliseu, e voltou ao seu senhor, o qual lhe perguntou: Que te disse Eliseu? Respondeu ele: Disse-me que certamente sararás.
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