¹² “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael.

“Because I know the harm^(A) you will do to the Israelites,” he answered. “You will set fire to their fortified places, kill their young men with the sword, dash^(B) their little children^(C) to the ground, and rip open^(D) their pregnant women.”

¹⁷ Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael,^(A) and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu.^(B)