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He went in and stood before him, and said, &#8220Your son Ben-Hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, &#8216Will I recover from this illness?&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/2_kings/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> So Hazael loaded down forty camels with the finest products of Damascus as a gift for Elisha. He went to him and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad, the king of Aram, has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’” <a href="/esv/2_kings/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, all kinds of goods of Damascus, forty camels’ loads. When he came and stood before him, he said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this sickness?’” <a href="/bsb/2_kings/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’” <a href="/kjv/2_kings/8.htm">King James Bible</a> 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 Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/8.htm">New King James Version</a> So Hazael went to meet him and took a present with him, of every good thing of Damascus, forty camel-loads; and he came and stood before him, and said, “Your son Ben-Hadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this disease?’ ” <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So 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?’” <a href="/nasb/2_kings/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> So Hazael went to meet him and took a gift in his hand, even every kind of good thing of Damascus, forty camels&#8217 loads; and he came and stood before him and said, &#8220Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to you, saying, &#8216Will I recover from this sickness?&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So 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?’” <a href="/lsb/2_kings/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So Hazael went to meet him and took a present 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 be restored to life from this sickness?’” <a href="/amp/2_kings/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So Hazael went to meet Elisha and took a gift with him of every 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, asking, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’” <a href="/csb/2_kings/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift: forty camel-loads of all the finest products of Damascus. When he came and stood before him, he said, “Your son, King Ben-hadad of Aram, has sent me to ask you, ‘Will I recover from this sickness? ’ ” <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift: 40 camel-loads of all kinds of goods from Damascus. When he came and stood before him, he said, &#8220Your son, Ben-hadad king of Aram, has sent me to ask you, &#8216Will I recover from this sickness?&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_kings/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this sickness? <a href="/cev/2_kings/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Hazael left with forty camel loads of the best things made in Damascus as a gift for Elisha. He found the prophet and said, "Your servant, King Benhadad, wants to know if he will get well." <a href="/erv/2_kings/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 sickness. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Hazael went to meet Elisha. He took with him a present and all kinds of goods from Damascus. He had loaded the goods on 40 camels. He stood in front of Elisha and said, "Your humble servant King Benhadad of Aram has sent me to you. He asks whether he will recover from this illness." <a href="/gnt/2_kings/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> So Hazael loaded forty camels with all kinds of the finest products of Damascus and went to Elisha. When Hazael met him, he said, "Your servant King Benhadad has sent me to ask you whether or not he will recover from his sickness." <a href="/isv/2_kings/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> So Hazael went out to meet with him and took a gift with him—40 camel loads filled with samples of everything good in Damascus. He approached the man of God and said, "Your son King Ben-hadad from Aram has sent me to you to ask you, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'" <a href="/net/2_kings/8.htm">NET Bible</a> So Hazael went to visit Elisha. He took along a gift, as well as forty camel loads of all the fine things of Damascus. When he arrived, he stood before him and said, "Your son, King Ben Hadad of Syria, has sent me to you with this question, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'" <a href="/nheb/2_kings/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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, "Your son Benhadad king of Aram has sent me to you, saying, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'" <a href="/wbt/2_kings/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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?<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/2_kings/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’” <a href="/web/2_kings/8.htm">World English Bible</a> 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, “Your son Benhadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Hazael goes to meet him, and takes a present in his hand, even of every good thing of Damascus, a burden of forty camels, and he comes in and stands before him, and says, “Your son Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, has sent me to you, saying, Do I revive from this sickness?” <a href="/ylt/2_kings/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Hazael goeth to meet him, and taketh a present in his hand, even of every good thing of Damascus, a burden of forty camels, and he cometh in and standeth before him, and saith, 'Thy son Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, hath sent me unto thee, saying, Do I revive from this sickness?' <a href="/slt/2_kings/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Hazael will go to meet him, and he will take a gift in his hand, and every good of Damascus, the lifting up of forty camels, and he will go and stand before him, and say, Thy son the son of Hadad king of Aram sent me to thee, saying, Shall I live from this sickness?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Hazael went to meet him, taking with him presents, and all the good things of Damascus, the burdens of forty camels. And when he stood before him, he said: Thy son Benadad the king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying: Can I recover of this my illness? <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so, Hazael went to meet him, having with him gifts, and all the goods of Damascus, the burdens of forty camels. And when he had stood before him, he said: “Your son, Benhadad, the king of Syria, sent me to you, saying: ‘Will I be able to be healed from this, my infirmity?’ ” <a href="/nabre/2_kings/8.htm">New American Bible</a> Hazael went to visit him, carrying a present, and with forty camel loads of the best goods of Damascus. On his arrival, he stood before Elisha and said, “Your son Ben-hadad, king of Aram, has sent me to you to ask, ‘Will I recover from my sickness?’ ” <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So Hazael went to meet him, taking a present with him, all kinds of goods of Damascus, forty camel loads. When he entered and stood before him, he said, “Your son King Ben-hadad of Aram has sent me to you, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this illness?’”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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 to him, Your son Bar-hadad king of Aram has sent me to you, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Khazail went on to meet him, and he carried a gift by his hand of every blessing of Darmsuq, a burden on forty camels, and he came and stood before him and said to him: “Your son, BarHadad, King of Edom, has sent me to you and said: “Shall I be saved from this sickness of mine?”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 Aram hath sent me to thee, saying: Shall I recover of this sickness?' <a href="/sep/2_kings/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Azael went to meet him, and he took a present in his hand, and all the good things of Damascus, forty camels' load, and came and stood before him, and said to Elisaie, Thy son the son of Ader, the king of Syria, has sent me to thee to enquire, saying, Shall I recover of this my disease? <a href="/parallel/2_kings/8-9.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=2591" 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">Hazael Murders Ben-hadad</a> …8So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’ ” 9<a href="/hebrew/2371.htm" title="2371: ḥă·zā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- God sees, a king of Aram (Syria). Or Chazahoel; from chazah and 'el; God has seen; Chazael, a king of Syria.">So Hazael</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq·rā·ṯōw (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.">to meet Elisha,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">taking</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: ḇə·yā·ḏōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">with him</a> <a href="/hebrew/4503.htm" title="4503: min·ḥāh (N-fs) -- From an unused root meaning to apportion, i.e. Bestow; a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering.">a gift</a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705: ’ar·bā·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Forty. Multiple of arba'; forty.">of forty</a> <a href="/hebrew/4853.htm" title="4853: maś·śā (N-msc) -- From nasa'; a burden; specifically, tribute, or porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire.">camel loads</a> <a href="/hebrew/1581.htm" title="1581: gā·māl (N-ms) -- A camel. Apparently from gamal; a camel."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of every</a> <a href="/hebrew/2898.htm" title="2898: ṭūḇ (N-msc) -- Good things, goods, goodness. From towb; good, in the widest sense, especially goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare.">good thing</a> <a href="/hebrew/1834.htm" title="1834: dam·me·śeq (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Aram (Syria). Or Duwmeseq; or Darmeseq; of foreign origin; Damascus, a city of Syria.">from Damascus.</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">And he went in</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">and stood</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nāw (Prep-l:: N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before him</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bin·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">“Your son</a> <a href="/hebrew/1130.htm" title="1130: ḇen- (Prep) -- From ben and Hadad; son of Hadad; Ben-Hadad, the name of several Syrian kings."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1130.htm" title="1130: hă·ḏaḏ (N-proper-ms) -- From ben and Hadad; son of Hadad; Ben-Hadad, the name of several Syrian kings.">Ben-hadad</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/758.htm" title="758: ’ă·rām (N-proper-fs) -- Syria and its inhab., also the names of a son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and an Isr. ">of Aram</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šə·lā·ḥa·nî (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">has sent me</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">to ask,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: ha·’eḥ·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">‘Will I recover</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">from this</a> <a href="/hebrew/2483.htm" title="2483: mê·ḥo·lî (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Sickness. From chalah; malady, anxiety, calamity.">illness?’”</a> 10Elisha answered, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die.”…<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/5-5.htm">2 Kings 5:5-6</a> “Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing. / And the letter that he took to the king of Israel stated: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman, so that you may cure him of his leprosy.” <a href="/1_kings/14-3.htm">1 Kings 14:3</a> Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.” <a href="/1_samuel/9-7.htm">1 Samuel 9:7-8</a> “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_kings/10-2.htm">1 Kings 10:2</a> She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind. <a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42</a> Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. <a href="/2_kings/5-15.htm">2 Kings 5:15</a> Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.” <a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">2 Kings 1:2</a> Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.” <a href="/2_kings/3-11.htm">2 Kings 3:11</a> But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.” <a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">2 Kings 4:8-10</a> One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat. / Then the woman said to her husband, “Behold, now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God. / Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.” <a href="/2_kings/6-32.htm">2 Kings 6:32</a> Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?” <a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Matthew 2:11</a> On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. <a href="/acts/8-18.htm">Acts 8:18-20</a> When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money. / “Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” / But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! <a href="/matthew/10-41.htm">Matthew 10:41-42</a> Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. / And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.” <a href="/luke/7-37.htm">Luke 7:37-38</a> When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume. / As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume. <a href="/acts/10-25.htm">Acts 10:25-26</a> As Peter was about to enter, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet to worship him. / But Peter helped him up. “Stand up,” he said, “I am only a man myself.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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, Your son Benhadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?Hazael<a href="/1_kings/19-15.htm">1 Kings 19:15</a> And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:with him [heb] in his hand<a href="/2_kings/5-5.htm">2 Kings 5:5</a> And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.Thy son Ben-hadad<a href="/2_kings/6-21.htm">2 Kings 6:21</a> And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?<a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">2 Kings 13:14</a> Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.<a href="/2_kings/16-7.htm">2 Kings 16:7</a> So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/8-7.htm">Benhadad</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-7.htm">Ben-Hadad</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-17.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-2.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-7.htm">Damascus</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-8.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-24.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-16.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-8.htm">Hazael</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-8.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-8.htm">Present</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-8.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-8.htm">Sickness</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-25.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-7.htm">Syria</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/13-3.htm">Benhadad</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-14.htm">Ben-Hadad</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-25.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-21.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-28.htm">Damascus</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-14.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-5.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-11.htm">Hazael</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-17.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-8.htm">Present</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-10.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">Sickness</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-17.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-13.htm">Syria</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>So Hazael went to meet Elisha Hazael, a high-ranking official in the Aramean court, approaches Elisha, the prophet of Israel. This meeting signifies the recognition of Elisha's prophetic authority even among foreign nations. Historically, Hazael would later become king of Aram, fulfilling Elisha's prophecy (<a href="/2_kings/8-13.htm">2 Kings 8:13</a>). This encounter foreshadows the significant role Hazael will play in the region's history.taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus The lavish gift underscores the wealth and prosperity of Damascus, the capital of Aram, and the seriousness of the king's inquiry. In ancient Near Eastern culture, bringing gifts to a prophet or seer was customary to show respect and seek favor. The number forty often symbolizes completeness or abundance in the Bible, indicating the magnitude of the offering.And he went in and stood before him Hazael's approach to Elisha demonstrates humility and respect, acknowledging Elisha's spiritual authority. This act of standing before a prophet is a common biblical motif, signifying readiness to receive divine insight or instruction. It also reflects the cultural practice of seeking counsel from those believed to have a connection with the divine.and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask The phrase "Your son" is a term of respect, indicating a relationship of deference and honor towards Elisha. Ben-hadad, the king of Aram, seeks Elisha's prophetic insight, showing the influence and reach of Elisha's reputation. This inquiry highlights the interconnectedness of the political and spiritual realms in the ancient world.‘Will I recover from this illness?’” The question reveals the king's desperation and hope for recovery, seeking assurance from a divine source. Illness in the ancient context was often seen as a sign of divine displeasure or a test of faith. This inquiry sets the stage for the unfolding of God's plan, as Elisha's response will have significant implications for the future of Aram and Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hazael.htm">Hazael</a> A servant of King Ben-hadad of Aram, who later becomes king himself. He is sent to inquire about the king's health. 2. <a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a> A prophet of God in Israel, known for his miracles and guidance to the kings of Israel and surrounding nations. 3. <a href="/topical/b/ben-hadad.htm">Ben-hadad</a> The king of Aram (Syria) who is ill and seeks to know his fate through the prophet Elisha. 4. <a href="/topical/d/damascus.htm">Damascus</a> The capital city of Aram, known for its wealth and significance in the region. 5. <a href="/topical/f/forty_camel_loads.htm">Forty camel loads</a> Symbolic of a substantial and generous gift, indicating the seriousness of the inquiry and the wealth of Damascus.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Elisha serves as a conduit for God's will, demonstrating the importance of seeking divine guidance in times of uncertainty. <a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_wealth_and_gifts.htm">The Influence of Wealth and Gifts</a> Hazael's gift to Elisha highlights how material wealth can be used to gain favor, but it also raises questions about motives and integrity. <a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty_and_human_plans.htm">Divine Sovereignty and Human Plans</a> Despite human efforts to control outcomes, God's plans prevail, as seen in the unfolding events following Hazael's visit. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_god's_will.htm">The Importance of Seeking God’s Will</a> Like Ben-hadad, we should seek God's guidance in our lives, understanding that His wisdom surpasses human understanding. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_ambition.htm">The Consequences of Ambition</a> Hazael's ambition leads to significant changes in leadership and power dynamics, reminding us to examine our own ambitions and their alignment with God's 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/how_can_2_chr_8_2_and_1_kgs_9_11-13_align.htm">In 2 Chronicles 8:2, Solomon rebuilds cities given by Hiram, yet 1 Kings 9:11-13 implies those cities were unacceptable to him; how can both accounts be accurate?</a> <a href="/q/jehoiachin's_reign_duration.htm">How long did Jehoiachin reign? (2 Kings 24:8 vs. 2 Chronicles 36:9)</a> <a href="/q/is_hazael's_rise_in_2_kings_8_7-15_confirmed.htm">In 2 Kings 8:7-15, is there any archaeological or extrabiblical source confirming Hazael's rise to power exactly as described?</a> <a href="/q/how_long_did_he_rule_jerusalem.htm">How long did he rule over Jerusalem? Three months (2 Kings 24:8) Three months and ten days (2 Chronicles 36:9)</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>(9) A present with him--i.e., in money. (Comp. <a href="/2_kings/5-5.htm" title="And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.">2Kings 5:5</a>, and see the margin here.)Even of every good thing.--Rather, and every kind of good thing; in addition to the present of money. Damascus was a great centre of traffic between Eastern and Western Asia. (Comp. <a href="/ezekiel/27-18.htm" title="Damascus was your merchant in the multitude of the wares of your making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.">Ezekiel 27:18</a>; <a href="/amos/3-12.htm" title="Thus said the LORD; As the shepherd takes out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.">Amos 3:12</a>.) Damask silk was originally imported from Damascus, and the Damascene sword-blades were famous in mediaeval Europe.Forty camels' burden.--To be understood of an actual train of forty camels, carrying the presents of Ben-hadad. The Orientals are fond of making the most of a gift in this way. Chardin remarks, that "fifty persons often carry what a single one could very well carry" (Voyage, 3:21).Came.--Or, went in, i.e., into the house where Elisha was.Thy son Ben-hadad.--Comp. <a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm" title="Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.">2Kings 13:14</a>; <a href="/2_kings/5-13.htm" title="And his servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid you do some great thing, would you not have done it? how much rather then, when he said to you, Wash, and be clean?">2Kings 5:13</a>; <a href="/2_kings/4-12.htm" title="And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.">2Kings 4:12</a>; <a href="/2_kings/6-21.htm" title="And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?">2Kings 6:21</a>. "Father" was a respectful mode of addressing the prophet. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - So Hazael went to meet him -i.e. Elisha - and took a present with him; literally, in his hand; but we must not pros this expression "In his hand" means "under his control." The present was far too large to be carried by an individual. It consisted even of every good thing of Damascus; i.e. of gold and silver and costly raiment, of the luscious wine of Helbon, which was the drink of the Persian kings (Strab., 15:3. § 22), of the soft white wool of the Antilibanus (<a href="/ezekiel/27-18.htm">Ezekiel 27:18</a>), of damask coverings of couches (<a href="/amos/3-12.htm">Amos 3:12</a>), perhaps of Damascus blades, and of various manufactured articles, the products of Tyro, Egypt, Nineveh, and Babylon, which her extensive land trade was always bringing to the Syrian capital. Forty camels' burden. Not as much as forty camels could carry, but a gift of such a size that it was actually placed on the backs of forty camels, which paraded the town, and conveyed in a long procession to the prophet's house the king's magnificent offering. Orientals are guilty of extreme ostentation with respect to the presents that they make. As Chardin says, "Fifty persons often carry what a single one could have very well borne" ('Voyage en Perse,' vol. 3. p. 217). The practice is illustrated by the bas-reliefs of Nineveh and Persepolis, which furnish proofs of its antiquity. One present-bearer carries a few pomegranates; another, a bunch of grapes; a third, a string of locusts; a fourth, two small ointment-pots; a fifth, a branch of an olive tree, and the like (Layard, 'Monuments of Nineveh,' second series, pls. 8, 9, etc.). It is not unlikely that a single camel could have carried the whole. And earns and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad King of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying - Benhadad seeks to propitiate Elisha by calling himself his son, thus indicating the respect he feels for him (comp. <a href="/2_kings/6-21.htm">2 Kings 6:21</a>; <a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">2 Kings 13:14</a>) - Shall I recover of this disease? Nothing was more common in the ancient world than the consultation of an oracle or a prophet in cases of disease or other bodily affliction. Two questions were commonly asked, "Shall I recover?" and "How may I recover?" So Pheron of Egypt is said to have consulted an oracle with respect to his blindness (Herod., 2:111), and Battus of Cyrene to have done the same with respect to his stammering (ibid., 4:155). It was seldom that a clear and direct answer was given. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/8-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So Hazael חֲזָאֵל֮ (ḥă·zā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2371.htm">Strong's 2371: </a> Hazael -- 'God sees', a king of Aram (Syria) went וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk to meet Elisha, לִקְרָאתוֹ֒ (liq·rā·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7125.htm">Strong's 7125: </a> Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way taking וַיִּקַּ֨ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take with him בְיָדוֹ֙ (ḇə·yā·ḏōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand a gift מִנְחָ֤ה (min·ḥāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4503.htm">Strong's 4503: </a> A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering of forty אַרְבָּעִ֣ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_705.htm">Strong's 705: </a> Forty camel-loads מַשָּׂ֖א (maś·śā) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4853.htm">Strong's 4853: </a> A burden, tribute, porterage, an utterance, chiefly a, doom, singing, mental, desire of every וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every good thing ט֣וּב (ṭūḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2898.htm">Strong's 2898: </a> Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare from Damascus. דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק (dam·me·śeq) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1834.htm">Strong's 1834: </a> Damascus -- a city in Aram (Syria) And he went in וַיָּבֹא֙ (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go and stood וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד (way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> To stand, in various relations before him לְפָנָ֔יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face and said, וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Your son בִּנְךָ֨ (bin·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son Ben-hadad הֲדַ֤ד (hă·ḏaḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1130.htm">Strong's 1130: </a> Ben-hadad -- 'son of Hadad', the name of several Aramean (Syrian) kings king מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Aram אֲרָם֙ (’ă·rām) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_758.htm">Strong's 758: </a> Aram -- Syria has sent שְׁלָחַ֤נִי (šə·lā·ḥa·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out me to ask, לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ?Will I recover הַאֶחְיֶ֖ה (ha·’eḥ·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> To live, to revive from this זֶֽה׃ (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that illness??? מֵחֳלִ֥י (mê·ḥo·lî) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2483.htm">Strong's 2483: </a> Malady, anxiety, calamity <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/8-9.htm">2 Kings 8:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/8-9.htm">2 Kings 8:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/8-9.htm">2 Kings 8:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/8-9.htm">2 Kings 8:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/8-9.htm">2 Kings 8:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/8-9.htm">2 Kings 8:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/8-9.htm">2 Kings 8:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/8-9.htm">2 Kings 8:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/8-9.htm">2 Kings 8:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/8-9.htm">2 Kings 8:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-9.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 8:9 So Hazael went to meet him (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/8-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 8:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 8:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/8-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 8:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 8:10" /></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>