2 Kings 8:12 meaning and explanation
“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”
2 Kings 8:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Hazael, an officer of the Aramean king Ben-hadad, has come to Elisha with a gift and a question about his master's illness. Elisha answers that the king will recover but will in fact die, then stares at Hazael until he is uncomfortable and begins to weep.
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