2 Kings 8:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 8:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 8:12 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Is..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 8:12 — KJV
“And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.”
— 2 Kings 8:12 (KJV)
2 Kings 8:12 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 8:12
“And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to. came to hand: Heb. was found they came...: Heb. were found”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:12: children, israel, set
“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border: ripped...: or, divided the mountains”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:12: lord, because, children
“And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:12: lord, know, children
“And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:12: lord, children, israel
“For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:12: lord, know, children
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