John Gill's Exposition on 2 Kings 8:12

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? etc.] Imagining it was for the death of Benhadad he had predicted, for which he could see no reason; of the title, “my lord”, (see <111807>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 <121032> 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 f105, (see <19D709> Psalm 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.

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