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2 Kings 12:17

At that time King Hazael of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he planned to attack Jerusalem.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church and State;   Gath;   Hazael;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Joash;   Rulers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Gath;   Hazael;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Dedication;   Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hazael;   Temple;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Hazael;   Jehoash;   Philistia, philistines;   Syria;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Zeal;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Damascus;   Gath;   Hazael;   Joash;   Joel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Gath;   Hazael;   Jerusalem;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gath;   Gospels;   Government;   Hazael;   Jerusalem;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Damascus;   Hazael ;   Joash ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Gath;   Hazael;   Joash;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Gath;   Haz'a-El;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Hazael;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gath;   Hazael;   Jehoash;   Joel (2);   Judah, Kingdom of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Parashiyyot, the Four;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Then Haza'el king of Aram went up, and fought against Gat, and took it; and Haza'el set his face to go up to Yerushalayim.
King James Version
Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
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 Century Version
About this time Hazael king of Aram attacked Gath and captured it. Then he went to attack Jerusalem.
New English Translation
At that time King Hazael of Syria attacked Gath and captured it. Hazael then decided to attack Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible
Then Hazael king of Aram (Syria) went up, fought against Gath [in Philistia], and captured it. And Hazael resolved to go up to Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible
Then Hazael the king of Aram went up and fought against Gath and captured it, and Hazael was intent on going up against Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then came vp Hazael King of Aram, & fought against Gath and tooke it, and Hazael set his face to goe vp to Ierusalem.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Hazael king of Aram went up and fought against Gath and captured it, and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
Contemporary English Version
About the same time, King Hazael of Syria attacked the town of Gath and captured it. Next, he decided to attack Jerusalem.
Complete Jewish Bible
Money from guilt offerings and sin offerings, however, was not brought into the house of Adonai ; it went to the cohanim.
Darby Translation
Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it. And Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem.
Easy-to-Read Version
Hazael was the king of Aram. He went to fight against the city of Gath and defeated it. Then he made plans to go fight against Jerusalem.
George Lamsa Translation
Then Hazael king of Aram went up and fought against Gath and took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
Good News Translation
At that time King Hazael of Syria attacked the city of Gath and conquered it; then he decided to attack Jerusalem.
Lexham English Bible
At that time, Hazael king of Aram went up and fought against Gath and captured it; then Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem.
Literal Translation
Then Hazael the king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and captured it; and Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
At the same tyme wente Hasael the kyn of Syria vp, and foughte agaynst Gath, and wanne it. And whan Hasael set his face to go vp to Ierusalem,
American Standard Version
Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
Then Hazael, king of Aram, went up against Gath and took it; and his purpose was to go up to Jerusalem.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then came Hazael king of Syria vp, and fought against Geth, and toke it: And Hazael set his face to go vp to Hierusalem.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The forfeit money, and the sin money, was not brought into the house of the LORD; it was the priests.
King James Version (1611)
Then Hazael king of Syria went vp, and fought against Gath, and tooke it: and Hazael set his face to goe vp to Ierusalem.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Then went up Azael king of Syria, and fought against Geth, and took it: and Azael set his face to go against Jerusalem.
English Revised Version
Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thanne Asael, kyng of Sirie, stiede, and fauyte ayen Geth; and he took it, and dresside his face, that he schulde stie in to Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation
Then go up doth Hazael king of Aram, and fighteth against Gath, and captureth it, and Hazael setteth his face to go up against Jerusalem;
Update Bible Version
Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
World English Bible
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 King James Version
Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it; then Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
New Living Translation
About this time King Hazael of Aram went to war against Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem.
New Life Bible
At that time King Hazael of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it. Then he turned to go up to Jerusalem.
New Revised Standard
At that time King Hazael of Aram went up, fought against Gath, and took it. But when Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then, came up Hazael, king of Syria, and fought against Gath, and captured it, - so Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Hazael, king of Syria, went up, and fought against Geth, and took it, and set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
Revised Standard Version
At that time Haz'ael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it. But when Haz'ael set his face to go up against Jerusalem,
THE MESSAGE
Around this time Hazael king of Aram ventured out and attacked Gath, and he captured it. Then he decided to try for Jerusalem. Joash king of Judah countered by gathering up all the sacred memorials—gifts dedicated for holy use by his ancestors, the kings of Judah, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, along with the holy memorials he himself had received, plus all the gold that he could find in the temple and palace storerooms—and sent it to Hazael king of Aram. Appeased, Hazael went on his way and didn't bother Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Hazael king of Aram went up and fought against Gath and captured it, and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

Contextual Overview

17At that time King Hazael of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he planned to attack Jerusalem. 18So King Joash of Judah took all the items consecrated by himself and by his ancestors—Judah’s kings Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah—as well as all the gold found in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and in the king’s palace, and he sent them to King Hazael of Aram. Then Hazael withdrew from Jerusalem. 19The rest of the events of Joash’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings. 20Joash’s servants conspired against him and attacked him at Beth-millo on the road that goes down to Silla. 21It was his servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer who attacked him. He died and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and his son Amaziah became king in his place.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 3164, bc 840

Hazael: 2 Kings 8:12-15

against Gath: 1 Samuel 27:2, 1 Kings 2:39, 1 Kings 2:40, 1 Chronicles 8:13, 1 Chronicles 18:1

set his face: Jeremiah 42:15, Luke 9:51, Luke 9:53

to Jerusalem: 2 Chronicles 24:23, 2 Chronicles 24:24

Reciprocal: Genesis 31:21 - set his 2 Kings 13:3 - Hazael 2 Kings 16:8 - the silver 2 Chronicles 32:2 - he was purposed to fight Daniel 11:17 - set

Cross-References

Genesis 12:14
When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
Genesis 12:15
Pharaoh’s officials saw her and praised her to Pharaoh, so the woman was taken to Pharaoh’s household.
Genesis 20:18
for the Lord had completely closed all the wombs in Abimelech’s household on account of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.
1 Chronicles 16:21
he allowed no one to oppress them;he rebuked kings on their behalf:
1 Chronicles 21:22
Then David said to Ornan, “Give me this threshing-floor plot so that I may build an altar to the Lord on it. Give it to me for the full price, so the plague on the people may be stopped.”
Job 34:19
God is not partial to princesand does not favor the rich over the poor,for they are all the work of his hands.
Hebrews 13:4
Marriage is to be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, because God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it,.... When Jehoiada was dead, and Jehoash was become an apostate, the Lord suffered the king of Syria to be a scourge to him; who first attacked Gath, and took it, which was formerly one of the principalities of the Philistines, but was subdued by David, and had been in the hands of the Israelites ever since; the king of Syria began with this, as nearest to him, to open the way for what he had further in view:

and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem; he made such preparations, and took such measures, as plainly indicated what his design was.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

There 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 from Jerusalem. It is uncertain whether the city belonged at this time to Judah or to the Philistines.

Hazael set his face ... - This is a phrase for determination generally, but especially for determination to proceed somewhere (compare Jeremiah 42:15; Luke 9:51). Jerusalem can scarcely have been the primary object of this expedition, or it would have been attacked by a less circuitous route. Perhaps the Syrians were induced to make a sudden march against the Jewish capital, by learning, while at Gath, that a revolution had occurred there (compare 2 Chronicles 24:18-23).

2 Kings 12:18

Jehoash did not submit without a struggle. See the details in Chronicles. It was not until his army was defeated that he followed the example of his ancestor, Asa, and bought the friendship of the Syrians with the temple treasures (1 Kings 15:18. Compare the conduct of Hezekiah, 2 Kings 18:15-16).

Jehoram and Ahaziah - Though these two monarchs had been worshippers of Baal, yet they had combined with that idolatrous cult a certain amount of decent respect for the old religion. It is evident from this passage that they had made costly offerings to the temple.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 12:17. Hazael - 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 pretence Hazael seized it, we cannot tell; he had the ultima ratio regum, power to do it, and he wanted more territory.


 
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