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Hazael overpowered the Israelites throughout their territory<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />At about that time the LORD began to cut down the size of Israel’s territory. King Hazael conquered several sections of the country<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to cut off parts of Israel. Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to cut off <i>parts</i> of Israel; and Hazael conquered them in all the territory of Israel<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to cut off <i>pieces</i> from Israel; and Hazael defeated <i>them</i> throughout the territory of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to cut off portions from Israel; and Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to cut off <i>portions</i> from Israel; and Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In those days Yahweh began to cut off <i>portions</i> from Israel; and Hazael struck them throughout the territory of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br /><i>So</i> in those days the LORD began to cut off <i>portions</i> of Israel; Hazael [of Aram] defeated them throughout the territory of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In those days Jehovah began to cut off from Israel: and Hazael smote them in all the borders of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel's territory. King Hazael of Syria defeated the Israelites and took control <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So in those days the LORD began to take away some of Israel's territory. Hazael defeated Jehu's army throughout Israel's territory<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />At that time the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel's territory. King Hazael of Syria conquered all the Israelite territory <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In those days, the LORD began to reduce Israel in size: Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel's territory. Hazael attacked their eastern border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to cut off from Israel; and Hazael struck them in all the borders of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the borders of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In those days Yahweh began to cut away parts of Israel; and Hazael struck them in all the borders of Israel <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In those days YHWH has begun to cut off [some] in Israel, and Hazael strikes them in all the border of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In those days hath Jehovah begun to cut off some in Israel, and Hazael smiteth them in all the border of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In those days Jehovah began to out off in Israel, and Hazael will strike them in all the bound of Israel;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In those days the Lord began to he weary of Israel: and Hazael ravaged them in all the coasts of Israel, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In those days, the Lord began to be weary of Israel. And Hazael struck them throughout all the parts of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At that time the LORD began to dismember Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to trim off parts of Israel. Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to bring distress in Israel; and Hazael smote them in all the territory of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And in those days, LORD JEHOVAH began to be weary of Israel, and Khazail struck them in all the borders of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short; and Hazael smote them in all the borders of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In those days the Lord began to cut Israel short; and Azael smote them in every coast of Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/10-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=3734" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/10.htm">Jehu Repeats Jeroboam's Sins</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">31</span>Yet 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. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hā·hêm (Art:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">In those</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yā·mîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: hê·ḥêl (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">began</a> <a href="/hebrew/7096.htm" title="7096: lə·qaṣ·ṣō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To cut off. A primitive root; to cut off; to destroy; to scrape off.">to reduce the size</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: bə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2371.htm" title="2371: ḥă·zā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- God sees, a king of Aram (Syria). Or Chazahoel; from chazah and 'el; God has seen; Chazael, a king of Syria.">Hazael</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yak·kêm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">defeated</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">throughout</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇūl (N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">their territory</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>from 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm">2 Kings 13:3</a></span><br />So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-25.htm">2 Kings 13:25</a></span><br />Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and so recovered the cities of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm">2 Kings 14:25</a></span><br />This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">2 Kings 15:29</a></span><br />In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">2 Kings 17:5-6</a></span><br />Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years. / In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-9.htm">2 Kings 18:9-12</a></span><br />In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it. / And at the end of three years, the Assyrians captured it. So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel. / The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-17.htm">1 Kings 19:17</a></span><br />Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Amos 1:3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-13.htm">Amos 1:13</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Hosea 13:16</a></span><br />Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">Isaiah 7:17</a></span><br />The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-4.htm">Isaiah 8:4</a></span><br />For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Isaiah 9:1</a></span><br />Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-13.htm">Matthew 4:13-16</a></span><br />Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, / to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: / “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-31.htm">Acts 9:31</a></span><br />Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;</p><p class="hdg">cut [heb] cut off the ends of </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/8-12.htm">2 Kings 8:12</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/13-22.htm">2 Kings 13:22</a></b></br> But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/19-17.htm">1 Kings 19:17</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/5-11.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-44.htm">Attacks</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-29.htm">Begun</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-21.htm">Border</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-36.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-3.htm">Coasts</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-8.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-33.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">First</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-15.htm">Hazael</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-14.htm">Haz'ael</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-31.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-13.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-21.htm">Overpowered</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-35.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-4.htm">Portions</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-22.htm">Reduce</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-19.htm">Short</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-37.htm">Size</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-17.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-25.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-25.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-21.htm">Throughout</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/13-19.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/job/30-12.htm">Attacks</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-37.htm">Begun</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm">Border</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-16.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-16.htm">Coasts</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-12.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-19.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-37.htm">First</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-17.htm">Hazael</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-17.htm">Haz'ael</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-34.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-21.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-12.htm">Overpowered</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-7.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-15.htm">Portions</a> <a href="/job/24-25.htm">Reduce</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-27.htm">Short</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm">Size</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-5.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-20.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-20.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-8.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-22.htm">Throughout</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/10-1.htm">Jehu, by his letters, causes seventy of Ahab's sons to be beheaded</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/10-8.htm">He excuses the fact by the prophecy of Elijah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/10-12.htm">At the shearing house he slays forty-two of Ahaziah's brothers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/10-15.htm">He takes Jehonadab into his company</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/10-18.htm">By subtilty he destroys all the worshippers of Baal</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/10-29.htm">Jehu follows Jeroboam's sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/10-32.htm">Hazael oppresses Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/10-34.htm">Jehoahaz succeeds Jehu</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Jehu was known for his zeal in eradicating the house of Ahab and the worship of Baal, as commanded by God. However, his failure to fully turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, such as the worship of golden calves, set the stage for divine judgment.<p><b>the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel.</b><br>This indicates a divine intervention where God allowed Israel's territory to be diminished as a consequence of their continued idolatry and disobedience. The reduction of Israel's size can be seen as a fulfillment of the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where disobedience would lead to loss of land and blessings. This serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the importance of faithfulness to His commandments.<p><b>Hazael defeated the Israelites</b><br>Hazael was the king of Aram (Syria) and a significant adversary of Israel during this time. His rise to power was prophesied by Elisha in <a href="/2_kings/8-12.htm">2 Kings 8:12-13</a>, where he was foretold to bring destruction upon Israel. Hazael's military campaigns against Israel were part of God's judgment, using foreign nations as instruments to discipline His people, similar to how He used the Assyrians and Babylonians later in history.<p><b>throughout their territory</b><br>The phrase indicates the widespread nature of Hazael's victories, affecting the entire northern kingdom of Israel. This territorial loss included significant regions such as Gilead and Bashan, which were east of the Jordan River. These areas were historically important for Israel, both strategically and economically, and their loss would have been a severe blow to the nation's stability and prosperity. This also foreshadows the eventual downfall and exile of the northern kingdom, which occurred in 722 BC under the Assyrian Empire.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The sovereign God of Israel, who is actively involved in the affairs of His people, often using other nations as instruments of judgment or blessing.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, distinct from Judah, which was experiencing a period of decline due to disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hazael.htm">Hazael</a></b><br>The king of Aram (Syria), who was used by God as an instrument of judgment against Israel. His military campaigns were part of God's plan to discipline His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/aram.htm">Aram (Syria)</a></b><br>A neighboring nation to Israel, often at odds with Israel, and at this time, a tool in God's hand to bring about His purposes.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/territory_of_israel.htm">Territory of Israel</a></b><br>The land given to the tribes of Israel, which was being diminished due to their unfaithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is sovereign over nations and uses them to accomplish His purposes, including judgment on His people for their disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Israel's reduction in size is a direct consequence of their failure to follow God's commands. This serves as a warning to remain faithful to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_use_of_unlikely_instruments.htm">God's Use of Unlikely Instruments</a></b><br>God can use even those who do not know Him, like Hazael, to fulfill His plans. This reminds us that God's ways are higher than our ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The reduction of Israel's territory should have been a wake-up call for repentance. We are called to examine our lives and turn back to God when we face discipline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_faithfulness.htm">Hope in God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite judgment, God remains faithful to His covenant. There is always hope for restoration if His people return to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/israel_and_judah's_kings.htm">Who were the kings of Israel and Judah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'child_known_by_deeds'.htm">Who was Hazael in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/records_of_damascus_'threshing'_gilead.htm">(Amos 1:3) Are there historical records confirming any “threshing” of Gilead by Damascus in the manner Amos describes? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_hazael's_campaign_lack_evidence.htm">The mention of Hazael’s campaign (2 Kings 12:17) lacks archaeological evidence; does this cast doubt on the chapter’s historicity? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) <span class= "bld">In those days.</span>--As a vassal and ally of Assyria (see Notes on <a href="/2_kings/9-2.htm" title="And when you come thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brothers, and carry him to an inner chamber;">2Kings 9:2</a>), Jehu drew upon himself the active hostility of Hazael. (See Note on <a href="/2_kings/8-15.htm" title="And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.">2Kings 8:15</a>.) Schr?der remarks that it was quite natural for the Israelite sovereign to "throw himself into the arms of distant Assyria, in order to get protection against his immediate neighbour Syria, Israel's hereditary foe." Comp. the similar conduct of Ahaz as against Pekah and Rezin (<a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm" title="So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I am your servant and your son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.">2Kings 16:7</a>). From the point of view of the sacred writer, this verse states the <span class= "ital">consequence</span> of Jehu's neglect of "walking in Jehovah's instruction with all his heart" (<a href="/2_kings/10-31.htm" title="But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.">2Kings 10:31</a>).<p><span class= "bld">The Lord began.</span>--Through Hazael and the Syrians. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm" title="The LORD shall bring on you, and on your people, and on your father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria.">Isaiah 7:17</a>; <a href="/isaiah/7-20.htm" title="In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.">Isaiah 7:20</a>; <a href="/context/isaiah/10-5.htm" title="O Assyrian, the rod of my anger, and the staff in their hand is my indignation.">Isaiah 10:5-6</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32-36.</span> <span class="accented">- Jehu's wars</span>, <span class="accented">length of reign</span>, <span class="accented">and successor</span>. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In those days the Lord began to out Israel short.</span> It is certainly not stated in direct terms that the ill success of Jehu's foreign wars was a punishment on him for his continued maintenance of the calf-idolatry; but the juxtaposition of vers. 31 and 32 naturally raises the idea, and constitutes a strong presumption that it was in the writer's mind. The "theocracy" under the kings was carried on mainly, as the writer of Chronicles clearly saw, by the bestowal of worldly prosperity and military success on good kings, and the accumulation of misfortunes and military disasters on bad ones (see <a href="/2_chronicles/12-5.htm">2 Chronicles 12:5-12</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/13-4.htm">2 Chronicles 13:4-18</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/14-2.htm">2 Chronicles 14:2-15</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/15-2.htm">2 Chronicles 15:2-15</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/17-3.htm">2 Chronicles 17:3-5</a>. etc.). By "cutting Israel short" - literally, "cutting off in Israel" - is probably meant the conquest of certain portions of the territory. Hazael resumed the war which Benhadad had so long waged, and gained numerous successes. <span class="cmt_word">And Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel</span>; or, <span class="accented">along their whole frontier</span> (Bahr). The frontier intended is, of course, that on the north and east, where the Israelite territory was conterminous with that of Syria. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/10-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In those</span><br /><span class="heb">הָהֵ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·hêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיָּמִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">began</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵחֵ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(hê·ḥêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to reduce the size</span><br /><span class="heb">לְקַצּ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·qaṣ·ṣō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7096.htm">Strong's 7096: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut off, to destroy, to scrape off</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Hazael</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲזָאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·zā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2371.htm">Strong's 2371: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hazael -- 'God sees', a king of Aram (Syria)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">defeated</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּכֵּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yak·kêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">throughout</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their territory</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּב֥וּל</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/10-32.htm">2 Kings 10:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/10-32.htm">2 Kings 10:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/10-32.htm">2 Kings 10:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/10-32.htm">2 Kings 10:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/10-32.htm">2 Kings 10:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/10-32.htm">2 Kings 10:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/10-32.htm">2 Kings 10:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/10-32.htm">2 Kings 10:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/10-32.htm">2 Kings 10:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/10-32.htm">2 Kings 10:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/10-32.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 10:32 In those days Yahweh began to cut (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/10-31.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 10:31"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 10:31" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/10-33.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 10:33"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 10:33" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>