Verse 7

2 Kings 8:7

Free Bible Version

7 Elisha went to Damascus when Ben-hadad king of Aram was ill. The king was informed, “The man of God (Elohim) has arrived in town.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יָּבֹ֤א אֱלִישָׁע֙ דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וּ/בֶן הֲדַ֥ד מֶֽלֶךְ אֲרָ֖ם חֹלֶ֑ה וַ/יֻּגַּד ל֣/וֹ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר בָּ֛א אִ֥ישׁ הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים עַד הֵֽנָּה

English Translation

And Elisha came to Damascus, and Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram, was sick, and it was told to him, saying, "A man of God has come here."

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Chapter 8 Context

1 Elisha told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, “You and your family need to pack up an... Focus ↗

2 The woman packed up and did what the man of God (Elohim) had told her. She and her family went and l... Focus ↗

3 When the seven years were over, she came back from the country of the Philistines and went to the ki... Focus ↗

4 The king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God (Elohim), asking him, “Please tell m... Focus ↗

5 It so happened that right then Gehazi was telling the king the story of how Elisha had brought the d... Focus ↗

6 The king asked the woman about it and she explained the whole story to him. The king gave orders to... Focus ↗

7 Elisha went to Damascus when Ben-hadad king of Aram was ill. The king was informed, “The man of God...

8 The king ordered Hazael, “Take a gift with you and go and meet the man of God (Elohim). Ask him to a... Focus ↗

9 So Hazael went to meet Elisha. He took with him a gift of all the best things from Damascus—forty ca... Focus ↗

10 “Go and tell him, ‘You will definitely recover.’ But the Lord has shown me that definitely he is goi... Focus ↗

11 Elisha stared at him for a long time until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God (Elohim)... Focus ↗

12 “Why are you crying, my lord?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil things you are going to do to... Focus ↗

13 “But how could someone like me who's just a ‘dog’ achieve anything like that?” Hazael asked. “The Lo... Focus ↗

14 Hazael left Elisha and went to his master, who asked him, “What did Elisha tell you?” Hazael replied... Focus ↗

15 But the following day Hazael took the bed cover, soaked it in water, and spread it over the king's f... Focus ↗

16 Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, began his reign as king of Judah in the fifth year of the reign of Jora... Focus ↗

17 He was thirty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years. Focus ↗

18 Jehoram followed the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for he married... Focus ↗

19 But for the sake of David his servant the Lord didn't want to destroy Judah since he had promised hi... Focus ↗

20 During Jehoram's time as king, Edom rebelled against Judah's rule and chose their own king. Focus ↗

21 So Jehoram went over to Zair with all his chariots. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot comm... Focus ↗

22 As a result Edom has been in rebellion against Judah's rule to this day. At the same time Libnah als... Focus ↗

23 Jehoram died and was buried with his forefathers in the City of David. His son Ahaziah succeeded him... Focus ↗

24 Ahaziah, son of Jehoram, became king of Judah in the twelfth year of the reign of Joram, son of Ahab... Focus ↗

25 Ahaziah was twenty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for one year. His mother's n... Focus ↗

26 Ahaziah also followed the evil ways of the family of Ahab, and did what was evil in the Lord's sight... Focus ↗

27 Ahaziah went with Joram, son of Ahab, to fight against Hazael, king of Aram, at Ramoth-gilead. The A... Focus ↗

28 and he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he'd received in Ramah fighting against Hazael... Focus ↗

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