In those days the Lord began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory
1 Kings 19:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And him who escapes from the sword of Hazael Jehu shall slay, and him who escapes the sword of Jehu Elisha shall slay. American Standard Version (1901) And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay. Common English Bible Whoever escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill. Whoever escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill. Catholic Public Domain Version And this shall be: whoever will have escaped from the sword of Hazael, will be slain by Jehu. And whoever will have escaped from the sword of Jehu, will be put to death by Elisha. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall escape the sword of Hazael shall be slain by Jehu: and whosoever shall escape the sword of Jehu shall be slain by Eliseus. |
In those days the Lord began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory
At that time King Hazael of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he planned to attack Jerusalem.
King Hazael of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz,
So the Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and he handed them over to King Hazael of Aram and to his son Ben-hadad during their reigns.
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 children to pieces. You will rip open their pregnant women.’
So the king said to Hazael, ‘Take a gift with you and go and meet the man of God. Enquire of the Lord through him, “Will I recover from this sickness? ” ’
Then Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. Joram and all Israel had been at Ramoth-gilead on guard against King Hazael of Aram.
When you get there, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi. Go in, get him away from his colleagues, and take him to an inner room.
Again the watchman reported, ‘He reached them but hasn’t started back. Also, the driving is like that of Jehu son of Nimshi #– #he drives like a madman.’
Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow went through his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.
Jehu said to Bidkar his assistant, ‘Pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember when you and I were riding side by side behind his father Ahab, and the Lord uttered this pronouncement against him:
but he will judge the poor righteously and execute justice for the oppressed of the land. He will strike the land with a sceptre from his mouth, and he will kill the wicked with a command from his lips.
See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and demolish, to build and plant.
He who flees from the panic will fall in the pit, and he who climbs from the pit will be captured in the trap, for I will bring against Moab the year of their punishment. This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will turn against them. They may have escaped from the fire, but it will still consume them. And you will know that I am the Lord when I turn against them.
This is why I have used the prophets to cut them down; , I have killed them with the words from my mouth. My judgement strikes like lightning.
Escape will fail the swift, the strong one will not maintain his strength, and the warrior will not save his life.
It will be like a man who flees from a lion only to have a bear confront him. He goes home and rests his hand against the wall only to have a snake bite him.
The rest were killed with the sword that came from the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds ate their fill of their flesh.