2 Kings 10:32In those days Yahweh began to cut off from Israel; and Hazael struck them in all the borders of Israel;
The setting
Northern Israel, ~841 BC. Syrian armies under Hazael systematically destroy Israeli towns east of the Jordan River, in modern-day Jordan...
The emotion here: heavy-hearted documenting inevitable judgment
The original word
gāza' (גזע) — to cut off like chopping down a tree, permanent removal
Why it matters
Hazael was predicted by Elisha to become king 15 years before this happened
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 10:32
This was God's judgment beginning exactly as prophesied through Elijah and Elisha
Common misconceptionPeople think this was just politics or bad luck. This was divine judgment for Israel's idolatry that prophets had warned about for decades.
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Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 10:32 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 10:32 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The setting is the battlefield. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, consequences, military defeat. Notable phrases: began to cut off; Hazael struck.
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