2 Kings 10:32 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 10:32

In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory

BSB

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ASV

In those days Jehovah began to cut off from Israel: and Hazael smote them in all the borders of Israel;

KJV

In those days the Lord began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The Lord began to cut Israel short - The marginal reading is best: The Lord cut off the ends; and this he did by permitting Hazael to seize on the coasts, to conquer and occupy the frontier towns. This was the commencement of those miserable ravages which Elisha predicted; see 2Ki 8:12. And we find from the next verse that he seized on all the land of Gilead, and that of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh; in a word, whatever Israel possessed on the east side of Jordan.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Now the Reubenites and Gadites smarted for the choice which their ancestors made of an inheritance on that side Jordan, which Moses reproved them for, Num. xxxii. Now Hazael did what Elisha foresaw and foretold he would do. Yet, for doing it, God had a quarrel with him and with his kingdom, as we may find, Amos i.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בַּיָּמִ֣ים	bai.ya.Mim	in the days	H3117 →
הָהֵ֔ם	ha.Hem	<the> those	H1992 →
הֵחֵ֣ל	he.Chel	he began	H2490 →
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לְקַצּ֖וֹת	le.ka.Tzot	to cut off	H7096 →
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	be.Yis.ra.'El	in Israel	H3478 →
וַיַּכֵּ֥ם	vai.ya.Kem	and he struck down them	H5221 →
חֲזָאֵ֖ל	cha.za.'El	Hazael	H2371 →
בְּכָל־	be.khol	in all	H3605 →
גְּב֥וּל	ge.Vul	[the] territory of	H1366 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →

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Through
2 Kings 8:12
“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword,…
leads to
- 2 Kings 13:3
  So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Hosea 13:16
  Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.
- Nahum 3:10
  Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in…
- 2 Kings 15:16
  At that time Menahem, starting from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and everyone in its vicinity, because they would not open their gates. So he attacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women.
- 2 Kings 12:17
  At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.
Through
1 Kings 19:17
Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.
leads to
- 2 Kings 8:12
  “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword,…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Kings 14:25
This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 3:17
  The Jordan River in the Arabah bordered it from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) with the slopes of Pisgah to the east.
Through
2 Kings 13:25
Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and so recovered the cities…
leads to
- 2 Kings 13:18–19
  Then Elisha said, “Take the arrows!” So he took them, and Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground!” So he struck the ground three times and stopped.

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PersonDivided kingdomHazaelThe Aramean officer over whose face Elisha wept, foreseeing the cruelty of his coming reign; king of Aram and scourge of Israel.

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About 2 Kings

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About 2 Kings