And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the army 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.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Damascus. Hazael had before invaded Jerusalem, 4 Kings xii. 17. The Syrian army, which routed Juda, was comparatively small. (Calmet)
The idolatrous princes now received the due punishment of their crimes, ver. 17.