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2 Reyes 8:12

Listen to 2 Reyes 8:12
12 —¿Por qué llora mi señor? —le preguntó Jazael.—Porque yo sé bien que vas a causarles mucho daño a los israelitas —respondió—. Vas a incendiar sus fortalezas, y a matar a sus jóvenes a filo de espada; despedazarás a los niños y les abrirás el vientre a las mujeres embarazadas.

2 Reyes 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 Reyes 8:12 In-Context

10 Eliseo respondió:—Ve y dile que sobrevivirá a esa enfermedad, aunque el SEÑOR me ha revelado que de todos modos va a morir.
11 Luego Eliseo se quedó mirándolo fijamente, hasta que Jazael se sintió incómodo. Entonces el hombre de Dios se echó a llorar.
12 —¿Por qué llora mi señor? —le preguntó Jazael.—Porque yo sé bien que vas a causarles mucho daño a los israelitas —respondió—. Vas a incendiar sus fortalezas, y a matar a sus jóvenes a filo de espada; despedazarás a los niños y les abrirás el vientre a las mujeres embarazadas.
13 Jazael exclamó:—¡Qué es este servidor de usted sino un pobre perro! ¿Cómo es posible que haga tal cosa?Entonces Eliseo le declaró:—El SEÑOR me ha revelado que vas a ser rey de Siria.
14 Jazael se despidió de Eliseo y regresó para presentarse ante su rey. Cuando Ben Adad le preguntó qué le había dicho Eliseo, Jazael le respondió:—Me dijo que usted sobrevivirá a su enfermedad.

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