King Hazael of Aram had oppressed Israel during the entire reign of King Jehoahaz.
Parallel translations
- WEB Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
- KJV But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
- BSB And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.
- NKJV And Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
- NASB Now Hazael king of Aram had oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.
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Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.
Overview
This verse recalls the prolonged Aramean affliction that was God's discipline upon Israel for her idolatry (cf. 13:3). The oppression sets the dark backdrop against which God's coming mercy and deliverance shine all the brighter. It illustrates how God may use foreign powers to chasten His wayward people while still intending their good.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- 2 Kgs 8:12Hazael said, “Why do you weep, my lord?” He answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel. You will set their strongholds on fire, and you will kill their young men with the sword, and will dash their little ones in pieces, and rip up their pregnant women.”
- 2 Kgs 13:3–7Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, continually.
- Ps 106:40–42Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.
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