¹⁷ Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael,^(A) and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.^(B)

¹² and Hazael asked, “Why is my lord weeping?”

He replied, “Because I know the evil you will do to the people of Israel. You will set their fortresses on fire. You will kill their young men with the sword. You will dash their little ones to pieces. You will rip open their pregnant women.”^(A)

³² In those days the Lord began to reduce the size of Israel.^(A) Hazael^(B) defeated the Israelites throughout their territory: