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2 Re 8:12

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12 Ed Hazael disse: Perchè piange il mio signore? Ed egli disse: Perciocchè io so il male che tu farai a’ figliuoli d’Israele; tu metterai a fuoco e fiamma le lor fortezze, ed ucciderai con la spada i lor giovani, e sbatterai i lor fanciulli, e fenderai le lor donne gravide.

2 Re 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 Re 8:12 In-Context

10 Ed Eliseo gli disse: Va’, digli: Veramente tu guarirai; ma pure il Signore mi ha fatto vedere che per certo egli morrà.
11 Poi l’uomo di Dio fermò il viso, e l’affissò sopra Hazael, tanto ch’egli n’ebbe vergogna; poi pianse.
12 Ed Hazael disse: Perchè piange il mio signore? Ed egli disse: Perciocchè io so il male che tu farai a’ figliuoli d’Israele; tu metterai a fuoco e fiamma le lor fortezze, ed ucciderai con la spada i lor giovani, e sbatterai i lor fanciulli, e fenderai le lor donne gravide.
13 Ed Hazael disse: Ma che cosa è pure il tuo servitore, che non è altro che un cane, per fare queste gran cose? Ed Eliseo disse: Il Signore mi ha fatto vedere che tu sarai re sopra la Siria.
14 Ed Hazael si partì d’appresso Eliseo, e venne al suo signore. Ed esso gli disse: Che ti ha detto Eliseo? Ed egli disse: Egli mi ha detto che per certo tu guarirai.
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