New King James Version
2 Kings 12:17
17Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it; then Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
2 Kings 12:17 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)About this time Hazael king of Aram went up and attacked Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem.
- English Standard Version (ESV)At that time Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath and took it. But when Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem,
- New Living Translation (NLT)About this time King Hazael of Aram went to war against Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem.
Context of 2 Kings 12:17
15Moreover they did not require an account from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to be paid to workmen, for they dealt faithfully. 16The money from the trespass offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the Lord. It belonged to the priests. Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it; then Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. 18And Jehoash king of Judah took all the sacred things that his fathers, Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own sacred things, and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and in the king’s house, and sent them to Hazael king of Syria. Then he went away from Jerusalem. 19Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Read all of 2 Kings 122 Kings 12:17 word by word
אָ֣ז יַעֲלֶ֗ה חֲזָאֵל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם עַל־גַּ֖ת וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֑הּ וַיָּ֤שֶׂם חֲזָאֵל֙ פָּנָ֔יו לַעֲל֖וֹת עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then Hazaelחֲזָהאֵלchăzâ'êl chăzâh'êl · HazaelH2371
- kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Syriaאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
- went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- and foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
- against Gathגַּתgath · GathH1661
- and tookלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
- setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
- his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
People and places in 2 Kings 12:17
Cross-references for 2 Kings 12:17
- 2 Kings 8:12And Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?” He answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: Their strongholds you will set on fire, and their young men you will kill with the sword; and you will dash their children, and rip open their women with child.”
- 1 Samuel 27:2Then David arose and went over with the six hundred men who were with him to Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
- 1 Kings 2:39Now it happened at the end of three years, that two slaves of Shimei ran away to Achish the son of Maachah, king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, “Look, your slaves are in Gath!”
- 1 Chronicles 8:13and Beriah and Shema, who were heads of their fathers’ houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove out the inhabitants of Gath.
- 1 Chronicles 18:1After this it came to pass that David attacked the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its towns from the hand of the Philistines.
- Jeremiah 42:15Then hear now the word of the Lord, O remnant of Judah! Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘If you wholly set your faces to enter Egypt, and go to dwell there,
- Luke 9:51Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem,
- 2 Chronicles 24:23So it happened in the spring of the year that the army of Syria came up against him; and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the leaders of the people from among the people, and sent all their spoil to the king of Damascus.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 12:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Hazael - fought against Gath, and took it - This city, with its satrapy or lordship, had been taken from the Philistines by David, (see 2 Samuel 8:1, and 1 Chronicles 18:1;); and it had continued in the possession of the kings of Judah till this time. On what pretense Hazael seized it, we cannot tell; he had the ultima ratio regum, power to do it, and he wanted more territory.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17There was probably a considerable interval between the conclusion of the arrangement for the repairs and the Syrian expedition related in these verses. For the events which had happened, see 2 Chronicles 24:15-22. 2 Kings 12:17 This is the first and last time that we hear of the Damascene Syrians undertaking so distant an expedition. Gath (see Joshua 13:3 note) could only be reached from Syria through Israel or Judah. It was not more than 25 or 30 miles…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-21Verses 17-21 Let us review the character of Jehoash, and consider what we may learn from it. When we see what a sad conclusion there was to so promising a beginning, it ought to make us seek into our spiritual declinings. If we know any thing of Christ as the foundation of our faith and hope, let us desire to know nothing but Christ. May the work of the blessed Spirit on our souls be manifest; may we see, feel, and be earnest, in seeking after Jesus in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Hazael was a constant enemy of God’s people (2 Kings 8:28; 9:14–15; 10:32–33; 13:3). He killed the Aramean king Ben-hadad II and took the throne (2 Kings 8:15). Hazael likely attacked Israel and Judah after the Assyrian king Shamshi-adad V died in 811 BC and before Adad-nirari III, who ruled from 810 to 783 BC, began campaigns in 805 BC, capturing Damascus in 802 BC. Without Assyria's control, Hazael could attack southward. There is debate about whether…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1817-18. Then Hazael ... fought against Gath--(See on 2Ch 24:23). 2Ki 12:19-21. He Is Slain.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Kings 12
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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