2 Kings 12:17

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 King James Version (NKJV)Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it; then Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

Context of 2 Kings 12:17

15No accounting of this money was required from the construction supervisors, because they were honest and trustworthy men. 16However, the money that was contributed for guilt offerings and sin offerings was not brought into the Lord’s Temple. It was given to the priests for their own use. About this time King Hazael of Aram went to war against Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem. 18King Joash collected all the sacred objects that Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, the previous kings of Judah, had dedicated, along with what he himself had dedicated. He sent them all to Hazael, along with all the gold in the treasuries of the Lord’s Temple and the royal palace. So Hazael called off his attack on Jerusalem. 19The rest of the events in Joash’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.

2 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

Cross-references for 2 Kings 12:17

• 2 Kings 8:12“What’s the matter, my lord?” Hazael asked him. Elisha replied, “I know the terrible things you will do to the people of Israel. You will burn their fortified cities, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little children to the ground, and rip open their pregnant women!”
• 1 Samuel 27:2So David took his 600 men and went over and joined Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
• 1 Kings 2:39But three years later two of Shimei’s slaves ran away to King Achish son of Maacah of Gath. When Shimei learned where they were,
• 1 Chronicles 8:13Beriah, and Shema. They were the leaders of the clans living in Aijalon, and they drove out the inhabitants of Gath.
• 1 Chronicles 18:1After this, David defeated and subdued the Philistines by conquering Gath and its surrounding towns.
• Jeremiah 42:15then hear the Lord’s message to the remnant of Judah. This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and live there,
• Luke 9:51As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 24:23In the spring of the year the Aramean army marched against Joash. They invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the nation. Then they sent all the plunder back to their king in 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

Topics related to 2 Kings 12:17

• Church and State
• Gath
• Hazael
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Joash
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Gath
• Jerusalem
• Syria
• Fight
• Hole
• Pertain
• Hazael
• Jehoash; Joash
• Joel (2)
• Judah, Kingdom of

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