2 Kings 12:17 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Kings 12:17

15 Moreover ^athey did not require an account from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to be paid to workmen, for they dealt faithfully.

16 ^aThe money from the trespass offerings and the money from the sin offerings was not brought into the house of the Lord. ^bIt belonged to the priests.

Hazael Threatens Jerusalem

17 ^aHazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it; then ^bHazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

18 And Jehoash king of Judah ^atook all the sacred things that his fathers, Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own sacred things, and all the gold found in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and in the king’s house, and sent them to Hazael king of Syria. Then he went away from Jerusalem.

Death of Joash

19 Now the rest of the acts of¹ Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

20 And ^ahis servants arose and formed a conspiracy, and killed Joash in the house of the Millo, which goes down to Silla.

Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 12:17

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

Amplified® Bible
Then Hazael king of Syria went up, fought against Gath [in Philistia], and took it. And Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

Contemporary English Version
About the same time, King Hazael of Syria attacked the town of Gath and captured it. Next, he decided to attack Jerusalem.

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

Good News Bible
At that time King Hazael of Syria attacked the city of Gath and conquered it; then he decided to attack Jerusalem.

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

New American Standard Bible
Then Hazael king of Aram went up and fought against Gath and captured it, and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

New International Version
About this time Hazael king of Aram went up and attacked Gath and captured it. Then he turned to attack Jerusalem.

New King James Version
Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it; then Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Hazael king of Aram went up and fought against Gath and captured it, and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

Revised Standard Version
At that time Haz'ael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath, and took it. But when Haz'ael set his face to go up against Jerusalem,

Young's Literal Translation
Then go up doth Hazael king of Aram, and fighteth against Gath, and captureth it, and Hazael setteth his face to go up against Jerusalem;

New English Translation
At that time King Hazael of Syria attacked¹ Gath and captured it. Hazael then decided to attack Jerusalem.²

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