Lièwángjìxià 8:12

12 Hā xuē shuō , wǒ zhǔ wèishénme kū . huídá shuō , yīnwei wǒ zhīdào nǐ bì kǔhaì Yǐsèliè rén , yòng huǒ fùnshāo tāmende bǎo zhàng , yòng dāo shā sǐ tāmende zhuàng dīng , shuāi sǐ tāmende yīnghái , pōu kāi tāmende yùn fù .

Lièwángjìxià 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.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 Vid. Homer. Iliad. 22. ver. 63, 64.

Lièwángjìxià 8:12 In-Context

10 Yǐlìshā duì hā xuē shuō , nǐ huí qù gàosu tā shuō , zhè bìng bì néng hǎo . dàn Yēhéhuá zhǐshì wǒ , tā bìyào sǐ .

11 Shén rén déngjīng kàn zhe hā xuē , shènzhì tā cánkuì . shén rén jiù kū le .

12 Hā xuē shuō , wǒ zhǔ wèishénme kū . huídá shuō , yīnwei wǒ zhīdào nǐ bì kǔhaì Yǐsèliè rén , yòng huǒ fùnshāo tāmende bǎo zhàng , yòng dāo shā sǐ tāmende zhuàng dīng , shuāi sǐ tāmende yīnghái , pōu kāi tāmende yùn fù .

13 Hā xuē shuō , nǐ púrén suàn shénme , bú guō shì yī tiaó gǒu , yān néng xíng zhè dà shì ne . Yǐlìshā huídá shuō , Yēhéhuá zhǐshì wǒ , nǐ bì zuò Yàlán wáng .

14 Hā xuē líkāi Yǐlìshā , huí qù jiàn tāde zhǔrén . zhǔrén wèn tā shuō , Yǐlìshā duì nǐ shuō shénme . huídá shuō , tā gàosu wǒ nǐ bì néng hǎo .