Note: Some Names are Highlighted for Clarity, Since Their Names are Similar |
Hazael Asks Elisha if BenHadad, Syria's King will Recover |
2 Kings 8:1-29 2 Kings [in Smaller Chunks] |
Then, Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, you & your household & [stay wherever] you can, for the Lord has called for a famine that shall be on the land for 7 years. |
She did [so] & she & her household [stayed] in the land of the Philistines 7 years, according to [what] the man of God [said]. [After] the 7 years, that woman [left] the land of the Philistines & went to [appeal] to the king for her house & land. |
The king talked with Gehazi, [Eijah,] the man of God's servant, saying, I pray that you tell me the great things that Elisha has done. |
It [happened while Gehazi] was telling the king how [Elisha] had restored a dead body to life, that [immediately,] the woman whose son had been restored, came to [appeal to] the king for her house & land. |
Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman & her son whom Elisha restored to life. When the king asked the woman, she told him. The king appointed an officer to her & [said,] Restore all that was hers & all the fruits of the field [from when] she left until now. |
Elisha came to Damascus & BenHadad, [Syria's] king, was sick & [the king] was told, The man of God has come [here]. The king said to Hazael, Take a present in your hand & go meet [with Elisha,] the man of God [to] inquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover [from] this disease? |
So, Hazael went to meet [Elisha] & took a present of 40 camels [loaded with all] the good things of Damascus & came & stood [in front of Elisha] & said, Your son, BenHadad, [Syria's] king, has sent me to you, saying, Shall I recover from this disease? |
Elisha said to him, Go & say to [the king,] You will [certainly] recover, [however] the Lord has [shown] me that he shall certainly die. [Elisha stared at Hazael,] until he was ashamed & the man of God wept. |
Hazael [asked, Why do] you weep, my lord? [Eisha] answered, because I know the evil you will do to the children [people] of Israel. You will set their [fortified places] on fire & you will [strike down] their young men with the sword & will dash their children & rip [open pregnant] women. |
Hazael said, [Am I, your servant, a dog, that he should do this [terrible] thing? Elisha answered, The Lord has shown me that you will be king over Syria. So, [Hazael left] from Elisha & came to his master, who [asked] him, What [did] Elisha [say] to you? |
[Hazael] answered, [Elisha] told me you should surely recover. It [happened the next day, Hazael] took a thick cloth & dipped it in water & spread it [over the king's] face & he died. Hazael [ruled] in his [place]. |
[This happened] in the 5th year of Joram, a.k.a. Jehoram, Ahab's son, Israel's] king & Jehoshaphat was then [Judah's] king & Jehoram, [Jehoshaphat's] son, began to [rule over Judah]. Jehoram, [a.k.a. Joram, Jehoshaphat's son,] was 32 years old when he began to [rule] & he [ruled] 8 years in Jerusalem. |
[Jehoram] walked in the ways of [Israel's] kings, as did the house of Ahab [who worshiped false gods & had pagan rituals]. For [Ahab's] daughter was [Jehoram's] wife & [Jehoram] did evil in the sight of the Lord. |
* [Still] the Lord wouldn't destroy Judah for His servant, [David's] sake, [Since God] promised to always give [David] & his children a light. [Revelation 22:16 I, Jesus, have sent My Angel to testify to you [about] these things in the churches. I am the root & the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.] |
[During the days of Jehoram, ] Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah & made a king over themselves. Jehoram, [a.k.a. Joram, Jehoshaphat's son,] & all the chariots with him went over to Zair. |
[Jehoram] rose [up at] night & [attacked] the Edomites, [that surrounded] him. The captains of the chariots & the people fled to their tents. Edom [still revolts] from the hand of Judah [until] this day. Then, Libnah revolted at the same time. |
[Aren't] the rest of [actions of Jehoram, Jehoshaphat's son] & all he did, written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? [Jehoram, a.k.a. Joram, Jehoshaphat's son, died &] slept with his [forefathers] in the city of David & Ahaziah, his son [ruled] in his [place]. |
In the 12th year [Joram, Ahab's son, Israel's] king [ruled,] Ahaziah, the son of [Jehoram, Judah's] king, began to [rule in Judah]. Ahaziah was 22 years old when he began to [rule,] & he [ruled] 1 year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri, [Israel's] king. |
[Ahaizah] walked in the [ways] of the house of Ahab & did evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab. For [Ahaziah] was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab. |
[Ahaziah, Judah's king,] went with Joram, [Israel's king, his uncle,] to war against Hazael, [Syria's] king in Ramoth Gilead & the Syrians wounded Joram, [Israel's king]. |
And king Joram, [Israel's king,] went back to be healed in Jezreel, of the wounds [the Syrians] had given him at Ramah, when [Joram] fought against Hazael, [Syria's] king. And Ahaziah, son of [Jehoram, Judah's king,] went down to see Joram, [Ahab's son, Israel's king,] because he [had been wounded]. |