And Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?” And he answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the sons of Israel: you will set their fortified cities on fire, you will kill their young men with the sword, their little ones you will smash to pieces, and you will rip up their pregnant women.”
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The evil that you will do—The intention is not to accuse Hazael of special cruelty, but only to enumerate the ordinary horrors of war as it …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Elisha’s visit to Damascus, and its consequences.
John Gill
JohnGill
And Hazael said, Why weeps my lord ?
&c.] Imagining it was for the death of Benhadad he had predicted, for which he …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Among other changes in people's minds brought about by affliction, it often leads to different thoughts about God's ministers and teaches people to…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes