2 Kings 8:12
And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 8 connects to 10 cross-references. Elisha warns the Shunammite woman to leave for seven years because of coming famine; when she returns and appeals to the king for her property, Gehazi is telling the king about Elisha's deeds and she arrives as living proof. Elisha …
Other Translations
And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strongholds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child.
And Hazael saith, `Wherefore is my lord weeping?' and he saith, `Because I have known the evil that thou dost to the sons of Israel--their fenced places thou dost send into fire, and their young men with sword thou dost slay, and their sucklings thou dost dash to pieces, and their pregnant women thou dost rip up.'
And Hazael said, Why is my lord weeping? Then he said in answer, Because I see the evil which you will do to the children of Israel: burning down their strong towns, putting their young men to death with the sword, smashing their little ones against the stones, and cutting open the women who are with child.
Cross References
Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the Lord, how I hid …
Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?
In those days the Lord began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;
From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is …
Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to …
And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king …
Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for …
Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to …
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served …
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.