²⁴ For he had dominion over all the region west of the Euphrates,^[a] and he had peace on all sides.^(A)

¹² Hazael asked, “Why does my lord weep?” He answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the people of Israel; you will set their fortresses on fire; you will kill their young men with the sword, dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their pregnant women.”^(A)