¹² And Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?” And he ^[a]answered, “Because ^(A)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 ^(B)will smash to pieces, and you will rip up their pregnant women.”

^3 (A)So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and He continually handed them over to ^(B)Hazael king of Aram, and to ^(C)Ben-hadad, the son of Hazael.

²² Now ^(A)Hazael king of Aram had oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.