¹² And Hazael said, “Why does my lord weep?” He answered, “Because I know ^(A)the evil that you will do to the people of Israel. You will set on fire their fortresses, and you will kill their young men with the sword ^(B)and dash in pieces their little ones and rip open their pregnant women.”

^3 (A)And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he gave them continually into the hand of ^(B)Hazael king of Syria and into the hand of ^(C)Ben-hadad the son of Hazael.

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