¹² and Hazael asked, “Why is my lord weeping?”

He replied, “Because I know the evil you will do to the people of Israel. You will set their fortresses on fire. You will kill their young men with the sword. You will dash their children to pieces. You will rip open their pregnant women.”^(A)

Aramean Invasion of Judah

¹⁷ At that time King Hazael^(A) of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he planned to attack Jerusalem.^(B)