2 Kings 10:32

2 Kings 10:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In those days the Lord began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;
• New International Version (NIV)In those days the Lord began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael overpowered the Israelites throughout their territory
• English Standard Version (ESV)In those days the Lord began to cut off parts of Israel. Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel:
• New King James Version (NKJV)In those days the Lord began to cut off parts of Israel; and Hazael conquered them in all the territory of Israel

Context of 2 Kings 10:32

30Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.” 31Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit. In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory 33from the Jordan eastward through all the land of Gilead (the region of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh), and from Aroer by the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan. 34As for the rest of the acts of Jehu, along with all his accomplishments and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

2 Kings 10:32 word by word

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם הֵחֵ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה לְקַצּ֖וֹת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּכֵּ֥ם חֲזָאֵ֖ל בְּכָל־גְּב֥וּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

• In thoseהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• beganחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: beginH2490
• to reduce the sizeקָצָהqâtsâh · to cut offH7096
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• Hazaelחֲזָהאֵלchăzâ'êl chăzâh'êl · HazaelH2371
• defeatedנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• throughoutכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• their territoryגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366

Cross-references for 2 Kings 10:32

• 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 Kings 13:22And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.
• 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.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 10:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32The 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 2 Kings 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32To cut Israel short - literally, “to cut off in Israel,” i. e., to take away from Israel portions of its territory (see the marginal reference).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-36Verses 29-36 It is justly questionable whether Jehu acted from a good principle, and whether he did not take some false steps in doing it; yet no services done for God shall go unrewarded. But true conversion is not only from gross sin, but from all sin; not only from false gods, but from false worships. True conversion is not only from wasteful sins, but from gainful sins; not only from sins which hurt our worldly interests, but from those that support…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-33Because Jehu was unfaithful, the Lord started reducing Israel's territory. This was one of the curses for breaking the covenant (Deuteronomy 28:25). The Aramean king Hazael moved south, taking over areas east of the Jordan River, north of Moab's border. The Arameans kept pressuring Israel during Jehu's rule and into his son Jehoahaz's reign (2 Kings 12:17–18; 13:3).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 10:32

• Bashan
• Gad
• Gilead
• Hazael
• Jehu
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Israel
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• Jacob, Israel
• Jehu
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• Elijah
• Elisha
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Commentaries on 2 Kings 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings