{Hazael will kill many bad people.} Jehu will kill anyone that escapes from Hazael’s sword. And Elisha will kill anyone that escapes from Jehu’s sword.
{Before he died,} Hazael had taken some cities in war from Jehoahaz, Jehoash’s father. But now Jehoash took back these cities from Hazael’s son Ben Hadad. Jehoash defeated Ben Hadad three times and took back the cities of Israel.
Jeroboam took back Israel’s land which ran from the Lebo Hamath to the Arabah Sea. [167] This happened like the Lord of Israel had told his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.