2 Kings 12 · Verse 17

2 Kings 12:17

Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
2 Kings 12:17, King James Version

2 Kings 12:17 in other translations

BSBAt that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.
WEBThen Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
ASVThen Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.
YLTThen go up doth Hazael king of Aram, and fighteth against Gath, and captureth it, and Hazael setteth his face to go up against Jerusalem;
DARBYThen Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it. And Hazael set his face to go up against Jerusalem.
BBEThen Hazael, king of Aram, went up against Gath and took it; and his purpose was to go up to Jerusalem.
WebsterThen Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it; and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

What does 2 Kings 12:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 12:17-18
17-18. Then Hazael ... fought against Gath--(See on 2Ch 24:23). 2Ki 12:19-21. He Is Slain.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Hazael - fought against Gath, and took it - This city, with its satrapy or lordship, had been taken from the Philistines by David, (see 2Sam 8:1, and 1Chr 18:1); and it had continued in the possession of the kings of Judah till this time. On what pretense Hazael seized it, we cannot tell; he had the ultima ratio regum, power to do it, and he wanted more territory.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 12:17-21
Let us review the character of Jehoash, and consider what we may learn from it. When we see what a sad conclusion there was to so promising a beginning, it ought to make us seek into our spiritual declinings. If we know any thing of Christ as the foundation of our faith and hope, let us desire to know nothing but Christ. May the work of the blessed Spirit on our souls be manifest; may we see, feel, and be earnest, in seeking after Jesus in all his fulness, suitableness, and grace, that our souls may be brought over from dead works to serve the living and true God.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

2 Kings 12:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אָ֣ז'azthenH227
יַעֲלֶ֗הya.'a.Lehhe went upH5927
חֲזָאֵל֙cha.za.'ElHazaelH2371
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
אֲרָ֔ם'a.RamAramH758
וַיִּלָּ֥חֶםvai.yi.La.chemand he foughtH3898
עַל\־'al-onH5921
גַּ֖תgatGathH1661
וַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֑הּvai.yil.ke.Dahand he captured itH3920
וַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he setH7760
חֲזָאֵל֙cha.za.'ElHazaelH2371
פָּנָ֔יוpa.Navface hisH6440
לַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.Lotto go upH5927
עַל\־'al-onH5921
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389

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Cross references for 2 Kings 12:17

  • 2 Chronicles 24:23-24

    And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus. For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the Lord delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.

  • 1 Kings 2:39-40

    And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath. And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.

  • Jeremiah 42:15

    And now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;

  • Luke 9:53

    And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kings 8:12-15

    And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child. And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria. So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover. And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.

  • 1 Samuel 27:2

    And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

  • 1 Chronicles 18:1

    Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

  • Luke 9:51

    And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

  • 1 Kings 19:17

    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.

  • 1 Chronicles 8:13

    Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3164. B.C. 840. Hazael.
8:12-15
against Gath.
1Sa 27:2; 1Ki 2:39,40; 1Ch 8:13; 18:1
set his face.
Jer 42:15; Lu 9:51,53
to Jerusalem.
2Ch 24:23,24

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Context

  • 2 Kings 12:16

    The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the Lord: it was the priests’.

  • 2 Kings 12:17

    Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kings 12:18

    And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.

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2 Kings 12:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces subió Hazael rey de Siria, y peleó contra Gath, y tomóla: y puso Hazael su rostro para subir contra Jerusalem;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
L’argent des sacrifices pour le délit et l’argent des sacrifices pour le péché n’était point apporté dans la maison de l’ Éternel; il était pour les sacrificateurs.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Damals zog Hasael, der König von Syrien, herauf und stritt wider Gath und nahm es ein. Und Hasael richtete sein Angesicht darauf, wider Jerusalem hinaufzuziehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Tunc ascendit Hazaël rex Syriæ, et pugnabat contra Geth, cepitque eam: et direxit faciem suam ut ascenderet in Jerusalem.