1:4 So I will set Hazael’s house 1 on fire;
fire 2 will consume Ben Hadad’s 3 fortresses.
1:7 So I will set Gaza’s city wall 4 on fire;
fire 5 will consume her fortresses.
1 tn “Hazael’s house” (“the house of Hazael”) refers to the dynasty of Hazael.
2 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 sn Ben-hadad may refer to Hazael’s son and successor (2 Kgs 13:3, 24) or to an earlier king (see 1 Kgs 20), perhaps the ruler whom Hazael assassinated when he assumed power.
4 sn The city wall symbolizes the city’s defenses and security.
5 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the fire mentioned in the previous line) has been specified in the translation for clarity.