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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.

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ASV

Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

KJV

Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אָ֣ז'azthenH227 →
יַעֲלֶ֗הya.'a.Lehhe went upH5927 →
חֲזָאֵל֙cha.za.'ElHazaelH2371 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
אֲרָ֔ם'a.RamAramH758 →
וַיִּלָּ֥חֶםvai.yi.La.chemand he foughtH3898 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
גַּ֖תgatGathH1661 →
וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֑הּvai.yil.ke.Dahand he captured itH3920 →
וַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he setH7760 →
חֲזָאֵל֙cha.za.'ElHazaelH2371 →
פָּנָ֔יוpa.Navface hisH6440 →
לַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.Lotto go upH5927 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →

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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, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”2 Chronicles 24:23–24In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.Genesis 31:21So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.2 Kings 13:3So 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.Daniel 11:17He will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.Luke 9:51As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.Jeremiah 42:15then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah! This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and reside there,1 Kings 19:17Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.1 Kings 2:39–40After three years, however, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to Achish son of Maacah, king of Gath. And Shimei was told, “Look, your slaves are in Gath.”Luke 9:53But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.2 Kings 8:12–15“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, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”1 Samuel 27:2So David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.1 Chronicles 18:1Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines.1 Chronicles 8:13Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages), and Beriah and Shema (who were the heads of families of the inhabitants of Aijalon and who drove out the inhabitants of Gath).2 Chronicles 32:2When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come to make war against Jerusalem,

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Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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