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The king had just said, “Tell me some stories about the great things Elisha has done.” <a href="/esv/2_kings/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, “Tell me all the great things that Elisha has done.” <a href="/bsb/2_kings/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now the king had been speaking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please relate to me all the great things Elisha has done.” <a href="/kjv/2_kings/8.htm">King James Bible</a> And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/8.htm">New King James Version</a> Then the king talked with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Tell me, please, all the great things Elisha has done.” <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now the king was speaking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please report to me all the great things that Elisha has done.” <a href="/nasb/2_kings/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now the king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, &#8220Please relate to me all the great things that Elisha has done.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now the king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please relate to me all the great things that Elisha has done.” <a href="/lsb/2_kings/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now the king was speaking with Gehazi, the young man of the man of God, saying, “Please recount to me all the great things that Elisha has done.” <a href="/amp/2_kings/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now the king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Tell me all the great things that Elisha has done.” <a href="/csb/2_kings/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The king had been speaking to Gehazi, the attendant of the man of God, saying, “Tell me all the great things Elisha has done.” <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The king had been speaking to Gehazi, the attendant of the man of God, saying, &#8220Tell me all the great things Elisha has done.&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_kings/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done. <a href="/cev/2_kings/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Meanwhile, the king was asking Gehazi the servant of Elisha about the amazing things Elisha had been doing. <a href="/erv/2_kings/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The king was talking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God. He said, "Please tell me about all the great things Elisha has done." <a href="/gnt/2_kings/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> She found the king talking with Gehazi, Elisha's servant; the king wanted to know about Elisha's miracles. <a href="/isv/2_kings/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> The king was talking with Gehazi, the attendant of the man of God. He had asked Gehazi, "Please tell me about all of the great things that Elisha has done." <a href="/msb/2_kings/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now the king had been speaking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, ?Please relate to me all the great things Elisha has done.? <a href="/net/2_kings/8.htm">NET Bible</a> Now the king was talking to Gehazi, the prophet's servant, and said, "Tell me all the great things which Elisha has done." <a href="/nheb/2_kings/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, "Please tell me all the great things that Elisha has done." <a href="/wbt/2_kings/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done. <a href="/web/2_kings/8.htm">World English Bible</a> Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, “Please tell me all the great things that Elisha has done.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the king is speaking to Gehazi, servant of the man of God, saying, “Please recount to me the whole of the great things that Elisha has done.” <a href="/ylt/2_kings/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And the king is speaking unto Gehazi, servant of the man of God, saying, 'Recount, I pray thee, to me, the whole of the great things that Elisha hath done.' <a href="/slt/2_kings/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the king Speaking to Gehazi the boy of the man of God, saying, Relate now to me all the great things which Elisha did.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the king talked with Giezi, the servant of the man of God, saying: Tell me all the great things that Eliseus hath done. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now the king was speaking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Describe for me all the great deeds that Elisha has done.” <a href="/nabre/2_kings/8.htm">New American Bible</a> The king was talking with Gehazi, the servant of the man of God: “Tell me all the great things that Elisha has done.” <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, “Tell me all the great things that Elisha has done.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the prophet of God, saying, Tell me all the great things that Elisha has done. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the King said to Gekhazi, the young man of the Prophet of God, “Tell me all the great things that Elisha did.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying: 'Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.' <a href="/sep/2_kings/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the king spoke to Giezi the servant of Elisaie the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things which Elisaie has done. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/8-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=2519" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/8.htm">The Shunammite's Land Restored</a> …3At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land. 4<a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: wə·ham·me·leḵ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">Now the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: mə·ḏab·bêr (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">had been speaking</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1522.htm" title="1522: gê·ḥă·zî (N-proper-ms) -- Or Gechaziy; apparently from gay' and chazah; valley of a visionary; Gechazi, the servant of Elisha.">Gehazi,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: na·‘ar (N-msc) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">the servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš- (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">of the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">“Please</a> <a href="/hebrew/5608.htm" title="5608: sap·pə·rāh- (V-Piel-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To count, recount, relate. ">relate</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">to me</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ (Art:: Adj-fp) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">the great things</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/477.htm" title="477: ’ĕ·lî·šā‘ (N-proper-ms) -- God is salvation, a well-known Isr. prophet. Contracted for Eliyshuwa'. Elisha, the famous prophet.">Elisha</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">has done.”</a> 5And Gehazi was telling the king how Elisha had brought the dead back to life. Just then the woman whose son Elisha had revived came to appeal to the king for her house and her land. So Gehazi said, “My lord the king, this is the woman, and this is the son Elisha restored to life.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_kings/4-13.htm">2 Kings 4:13-17</a> and Elisha said to Gehazi, “Now tell her, ‘Look, you have gone to all this trouble for us. What can we do for you? Can we speak on your behalf to the king or the commander of the army?’” “I have a home among my own people,” she replied. / So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?” “Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.” / “Call her,” said Elisha. So Gehazi called her, and she stood in the doorway. ... <a href="/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32-37</a> When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed. / So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD. / Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm. ... <a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">2 Kings 5:1-14</a> Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ... <a href="/2_kings/6-1.htm">2 Kings 6:1-7</a> Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Please take note that the place where we meet with you is too small for us. / Please let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a log so we can build ourselves a place to live there.” “Go,” said Elisha. / Then one of them said, “Please come with your servants.” “I will come,” he replied. ... <a href="/2_kings/6-8.htm">2 Kings 6:8-23</a> Now the king of Aram was at war against Israel. After consulting with his servants, he said, “My camp will be in such and such a place.” / Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Be careful not to pass by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.” / So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places. ... <a href="/2_kings/7-1.htm">2 Kings 7:1-20</a> Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’” / But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.” / Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate, and they said to one another, “Why just sit here until we die? ... <a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">1 Kings 17:17-24</a> Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him. / “O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?” / But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. ... <a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41-46</a> And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” / So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees. / “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” ... <a href="/1_kings/19-15.htm">1 Kings 19:15-18</a> Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram. / You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet. / Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu. ... <a href="/1_samuel/9-6.htm">1 Samuel 9:6-10</a> “Look,” said the servant, “in this city there is a man of God who is highly respected; everything he says surely comes to pass. Let us go there now. Perhaps he will tell us which way to go.” / “If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?” / The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.” ... <a href="/1_samuel/10-2.htm">1 Samuel 10:2-7</a> When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’ / Then you will go on from there until you come to the Oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. / They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands. ... <a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1-13</a> Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.” / “How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’ / Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate.” ... <a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">1 Samuel 28:3-20</a> Now by this time Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had removed the mediums and spiritists from the land. / The Philistines gathered together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa. / When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and trembled violently. ... <a href="/matthew/8-5.htm">Matthew 8:5-13</a> When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him, / “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.” / “I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied. ... <a href="/matthew/9-18.htm">Matthew 9:18-26</a> While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.” / So Jesus got up and went with him, along with His disciples. / Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray you, all the great things that Elisha has done.Gehazi<a href="/2_kings/5-20.htm">2 Kings 5:20-27</a> But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him… <a href="/2_kings/7-3.htm">2 Kings 7:3,10</a> And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die? … Tell<a href="/matthew/2-8.htm">Matthew 2:8</a> And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.<a href="/luke/9-9.htm">Luke 9:9</a> And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.<a href="/luke/23-8.htm">Luke 23:8</a> And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.all the great<a href="/2_kings/2-14.htm">2 Kings 2:14,20-22,24</a> And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over… <a href="/2_kings/3-14.htm">2 Kings 3:14-16</a> And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee… <a href="/2_kings/4-3.htm">2 Kings 4:3-6,16,17</a> Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/14-16.htm">Account</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">Elisha</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-1.htm">Eli'sha</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-27.htm">Gehazi</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-25.htm">Geha'zi</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-13.htm">Please</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-5.htm">Recount</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Relate</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-15.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-18.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-33.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-33.htm">Talking</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/12-4.htm">Account</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-5.htm">Elisha</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-7.htm">Eli'sha</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-5.htm">Gehazi</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-12.htm">Geha'zi</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-23.htm">Please</a> <a href="/job/12-8.htm">Recount</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-27.htm">Relate</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-13.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-18.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-14.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-8.htm">Talking</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 8</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the famine, </a> 5. <a href="/2_kings/8-5.htm">for Elisha's miracle's sake has her land restored by the king.</a> 7. <a href="/2_kings/8-7.htm">Hazael Murders Ben-Hadad and succeeds him</a> 16. <a href="/2_kings/8-16.htm">Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah</a> 20. <a href="/2_kings/8-20.htm">Edom and Libnah revolt</a> 23. <a href="/2_kings/8-23.htm">Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram</a> 25. <a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm">Ahaziah's wicked reign</a> 28. <a href="/2_kings/8-28.htm">He visits Joram, being wounded, at Jezreel</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Now the king had been speaking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God This phrase sets the scene with the king of Israel, likely Jehoram, engaging in conversation with Gehazi, who is identified as the servant of Elisha, the prophet. Gehazi's role as a servant of the "man of God" indicates his close association with Elisha, who succeeded Elijah as a prophet in Israel. This context highlights the importance of prophets in Israelite society, serving as intermediaries between God and the people. Gehazi's presence in the king's court suggests a level of influence or at least recognition of Elisha's prophetic authority. Historically, prophets often played crucial roles in advising and guiding kings, as seen with Nathan and David or Isaiah and Hezekiah.saying, “Please relate to me all the great things Elisha has done.” The king's request for Gehazi to recount Elisha's deeds underscores the widespread recognition of Elisha's miraculous works and divine authority. This request reflects a curiosity or perhaps a need for reassurance of divine presence and power in the kingdom. Elisha's miracles, such as raising the Shunammite's son (<a href="/2_kings/4-32.htm">2 Kings 4:32-37</a>) and healing Naaman the leper (<a href="/2_kings/5.htm">2 Kings 5:1-14</a>), demonstrate God's intervention in human affairs and serve as types of Christ's own miracles, foreshadowing the New Testament accounts of Jesus' healing and resurrection power. The king's interest may also indicate a political motive, seeking to understand the influence of Elisha among the people. This moment connects to the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty and the role of His prophets in executing His will on earth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_king_of_israel.htm">The King of Israel</a> Likely King Jehoram, who was interested in the miraculous works of Elisha, the prophet. 2. <a href="/topical/g/gehazi.htm">Gehazi</a> The servant of Elisha, who had previously been struck with leprosy for his greed (<a href="/2_kings/5-27.htm">2 Kings 5:27</a>), yet here he is speaking with the king. 3. <a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a> The prophet of God, known for performing many miracles and being a powerful voice for God in Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_miracles_of_elisha.htm">The Miracles of Elisha</a> The context involves recounting the miraculous acts performed by Elisha, which were significant enough to capture the king's interest.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_testimony.htm">The Power of Testimony</a> Sharing the works of God can inspire faith and curiosity in others, as seen in the king's interest in Elisha's miracles. <a href="/topical/g/god's_grace_and_redemption.htm">God's Grace and Redemption</a> Despite Gehazi's past sins, he is still used in a position to testify about God's works, illustrating God's grace and the possibility of redemption. <a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_godly_lives.htm">The Influence of Godly Lives</a> Elisha's life and actions had a profound impact, reaching even the king. Our lives should similarly reflect God's power and love. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_curiosity.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Curiosity</a> The king's desire to hear about Elisha's deeds shows the importance of seeking knowledge about God's work, encouraging us to pursue understanding and wisdom. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_servants_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Servants in God's Plan</a> Gehazi, though flawed, played a role in God's account, reminding us that God can use anyone for His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 8</a> <a href="/q/who_was_gehazi_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Gehazi in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/can_20_loaves_feed_100_men_unembellished.htm">How could only twenty loaves feed a hundred men (2 Kings 4:42-44) if the story is not embellished?</a> <a href="/q/david's_horsemen_capture__1,700_or_7,000.htm">When David defeated the King of Zobah, how many horsemen did he capture? One thousand and seven hundred (2 Samuel 8:4) Seven thousand (I Chronicles 18:4)</a> <a href="/q/does_2_kings_8_1-6's_famine_match_history.htm">In 2 Kings 8:1-6, how does the seven-year famine align with historical or archaeological evidence for prolonged famines in that region?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) And the king talked.--And the king was speaking unto.Gehazi.--He, therefore, was not yet a leper (<a href="/2_kings/5-27.htm" title="The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall stick to you, and to your seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.">2Kings 5:27</a>). So Keil and some earlier expositors. But lepers, though excluded from the city, were not excluded from conversation with others. (Comp. <a href="/matthew/8-2.htm" title="And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.">Matthew 8:2</a>; <a href="/luke/17-12.htm" title="And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:">Luke 17:12</a>.) Naaman was apparently admitted into the royal palace (<a href="/2_kings/5-6.htm" title="And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come to you, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to you, that you may recover him of his leprosy.">2Kings 5:6</a>). The way, however, in which Gehazi is spoken of as "the servant of the man of God" (comp. <a href="/2_kings/5-20.htm" title="But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD lives, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.">2Kings 5:20</a>) seems to imply the priority of the present narrative to that of 2 Kings 5. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - And the king talked with Gehazi; rather, now the king was talking with Gehazi, as in the Revised Version. The king, i.e., happened to be talking with Gehazi at the moment when the woman came into his presence and "cried" to him. It has been reasonably concluded from this, that chronological order is not observed in the portion of the narrative which treats of Elisha and his doings, since a king of Israel would scarcely be in familiar conversation with a leper (Keil). It may be added that Gehazi can scarcely have continued to be the servant of Elisha, as he evidently now was, after his leprosy. He must have dwelt "without the gate." The servant of the man of God. That a king should converse with a servant is, no doubt, somewhat unusual; but, as Bahr notes, there is nothing in the circumstance that need astonish us. It is natural enough that, having been himself a witness of so many of the prophet's marvelous acts done in public, Jehoram should become curious concerning those other marvelous acts which he had performed in private, among his personal friends and associates, with respect to which many turnouts must have got abroad; and should wish to obtain an account of them from a source on which he could rely. If he had this desire, he could scarcely apply to the prophet himself, with whom he was at no time on familiar terms, and who would shrink from enlarging on his own miraculous powers. "To whom, then, could he apply with more propriety for this information than to the prophet's familiar servant" - an eye-witness of most of them, and one who would have no reason for reticence? Oriental ideas would not be shocked by the king's sending for any subject from whom he desired information, and questioning him. Saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done. Miracles are often called "great things" (גְדֹלות) in the Old Testament, but generally in connection with God as the doer of them (see <a href="/job/5-9.htm">Job 5:9</a>; <a href="/job/9-10.htm">Job 9:10</a>; <a href="/job/37-5.htm">Job 37:5</a>; <a href="/psalms/71-19.htm">Psalm 71:19</a>; <a href="/psalms/106-21.htm">Psalm 106:21</a>, etc.). <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/8-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now the king וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (wə·ham·me·leḵ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king had been speaking מְדַבֵּר֙ (mə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Gehazi, גֵּ֣חֲזִ֔י (gê·ḥă·zî) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1522.htm">Strong's 1522: </a> Gehazi -- perhaps 'valley of vision', servant of Elisha the servant נַ֥עַר (na·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> A boy, lad, youth, retainer of the man אִישׁ־ (’îš-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person of God, הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative saying, לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Please נָּ֣א (nā) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> I pray', 'now', 'then' relate סַפְּרָה־ (sap·pə·rāh-) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5608.htm">Strong's 5608: </a> To count, recount, relate to me לִ֔י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the great things הַגְּדֹל֖וֹת (hag·gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ) Article | Adjective - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent Elisha אֱלִישָֽׁע׃ (’ĕ·lî·šā‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_477.htm">Strong's 477: </a> Elisha -- 'God is salvation', a well-known Israelite prophet has done.” עָשָׂ֥ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/8-4.htm">2 Kings 8:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/8-4.htm">2 Kings 8:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/8-4.htm">2 Kings 8:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/8-4.htm">2 Kings 8:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/8-4.htm">2 Kings 8:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/8-4.htm">2 Kings 8:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/8-4.htm">2 Kings 8:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/8-4.htm">2 Kings 8:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/8-4.htm">2 Kings 8:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/8-4.htm">2 Kings 8:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-4.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 8:4 Now the king was talking with Gehazi (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/8-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 8:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 8:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/8-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 8:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 8:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>