³² In those days the Lord ^(A)began to cut off parts of Israel. ^(B)Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel:

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

¹⁷ And the one who escapes from ^(A)the sword of Hazael ^(B)shall Jehu put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu ^(C)shall Elisha put to death.

²⁵ Then Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again from Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities ^(A)that he had taken from Jehoahaz his father in war. ^(B)Three times Joash defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel.

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

^25 (A)He restored the border of Israel ^(B)from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of ^(C)the Arabah, according to the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant ^(D)Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from ^(E)Gath-hepher.