2 Kings 12:17

Then Hazael, the king of Syria, ascended and fought against Gath, and he captured it. And he directed his face, so that he might ascend against Jerusalem.

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In The 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.

In Context

16Yet truly, the money for offenses and the money for sins, they did not bring into the temple of the Lord, since it was for the priests.

18For this reason, Jehoash, the king of Judah, took all the sanctified things, which Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, the kings of Judah, had consecrated and which he himself had offered, and all the silver that could be found in the treasuries of the temple of the Lord and in the palace of the king, and he sent it to Hazael, the king of Syria. And so he withdrew from Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Leviticus 7:9And every sacrifice of fine wheat flour which is baked in the oven, and whatever is prepared on the oven grating or in the frying pan, shall be for the priest who offers it.

1 Samuel 27:2And David rose up and went away, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish, the son of Maoch, the king of Gath.

1 Kings 19:17And 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.

1 Chronicles 8:13Now Beriah and Shema were leaders of their families living in Aijalon; these put to flight the inhabitants of Gath.

2 Chronicles 24:23And when a year had turned, the army of Syria ascended against him. And they went to Judah and Jerusalem. And they put to death all the leaders of the people. And they sent all the spoils to the king of Damascus.

Luke 9:51Now it happened that, while the days of his dissipation were being completed, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 12:5-17

The Repairing of the Temple. ( b. c. 853.) 4 And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the Lord , even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the Lord , 5 Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found. 6 But it was so, that in… Read the whole commentary →

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