Context Elisha Predicts Evil from Hazael7Then Elisha came to Damascus. Now Ben-hadad king of Aram was sick, and it was told him, saying, The man of God has come here. 8The king said to Hazael, Take a gift in your hand and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him, saying, Will I recover from this sickness? 9So Hazael went to meet him and took a gift in his hand, even every kind of good thing of Damascus, forty camels loads; and he came and stood before him and said, Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to you, saying, Will I recover from this sickness? 10Then Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, You will surely recover, but the LORD has shown me that he will certainly die. 11He fixed his gaze steadily on him until he was ashamed, and the man of God wept. 12Hazael said, Why does my lord weep? Then he answered, Because I know the evil that you will do to the sons of Israel: their strongholds you will set on fire, and their young men you will kill with the sword, and their little ones you will dash in pieces, and their women with child you will rip up. 13Then Hazael said, But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram. 14So he departed from Elisha and returned to his master, who said to him, What did Elisha say to you? And he answered, He told me that you would surely recover. 15On the following day, he took the cover and dipped it in water and spread it on his face, so that he died. And Hazael became king in his place. Another Jehoram Reigns in Judah 16Now in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then the king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah became king. 17He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 18He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab became his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the LORD. 19However, the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David His servant, since He had promised him to give a lamp to him through his sons always. 20In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. 21Then Joram crossed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him. And he arose by night and struck the Edomites who had surrounded him and the captains of the chariots; but his army fled to their tents. 22So Edom revolted against Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time. 23The rest of the acts of Joram and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram in Judah 24So Joram slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Ahaziah his son became king in his place. 25In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. 26Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mothers name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel. 27He walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD, like the house of Ahab had done, because he was a son-in-law of the house of Ahab. 28Then he went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead, and the Arameans wounded Joram. 29So King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel because he was sick. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. Douay-Rheims Bible Eliseus also came to Damascus, and Benadad king of Syria was sick: and they told him, saying: The man of God is come hither. Darby Bible Translation And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-Hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him saying, The man of God is come hither. English Revised Version And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. Webster's Bible Translation And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told to him, saying, The man of God hath come hither. World English Bible Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick. It was told him, saying, "The man of God has come here." Young's Literal Translation And Elisha cometh in to Damascus, and Ben-Hadad king of Aram is sick, and it is declared to him, saying, 'The man of God hath come hither.' Library The Story of Hazael'So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? 10. And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die. 11. And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept. 12. And Hazael said, … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Hazael The Fall of the House of Ahab The Assyrian Revival and the Struggle for Syria The Prophet Jonah. Redemption for Man Lost to be Sought in Christ. The Prophet Joel. Christ's Prophetic Office Tit. 2:06 Thoughts for Young Men Commerce Original Sin Links 2 Kings 8:7 NIV • 2 Kings 8:7 NLT • 2 Kings 8:7 ESV • 2 Kings 8:7 NASB • 2 Kings 8:7 KJV • 2 Kings 8:7 Bible Apps • 2 Kings 8:7 Parallel • Bible Hub |