^17 (A)It shall be that whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, Jehu will ^(B)kill; and whoever escapes the sword of Jehu, ^(C)Elisha will kill.

¹² And Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?”

He answered, “Because I know ^(A)the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: Their strongholds you will set on fire, and their young men you will kill with the sword; and you ^(B)will dash their children, and rip open their women with child.”

Israel Recaptures Cities from Syria

²² And ^(A)Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.