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but the LORD has shown me that he will certainly die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Elisha said to him, &#8220Go, say to him, &#8216You will surely recover,&#8217 but the LORD has shown me that he will certainly die.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Elisha said to him, “Go, say to him, ‘You shall surely recover,’ but the LORD has shown me that he will certainly die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Elisha said to him, “Go, say to him, ‘You will surely be restored to life,’ but Yahweh has shown me that he will certainly die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And Elisha said to him, “Go, say to him, ‘You will certainly recover,’ but the LORD has shown me that he will certainly die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Elisha told him, “Go say to him, ‘You are sure to recover.’ But the LORD has shown me that he is sure to die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Elisha told him, &#8220Go say to him, &#8216You are sure to recover.&#8217 But the LORD has shown me that he is sure to die.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou shalt surely recover; howbeit Jehovah hath showed me that he shall surely die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"Tell him he will," Elisha said to Hazael. "But the LORD has already told me that Benhadad will definitely die." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou shalt surely recover; howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Elisha replied, "Tell him that he will get better, although the LORD has shown me that he is actually going to die."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Elisha answered, "The LORD has revealed to me that he will die; but go to him and tell him that he will recover." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But Elisha told him, "Go tell him, 'You will certainly recover,' but the LORD has shown me that he will certainly die." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Elisha answered, ?Go and tell him, ?You will surely recover.? But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Elisha said to him, "Go and tell him, 'You will surely recover,' but the LORD has revealed to me that he will surely die."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Elisha said to him, "Go, say to him, 'You shall surely recover;' however the LORD has shown me that he shall surely die."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, Thou mayest certainly recover: but the LORD hath showed me, that he shall surely die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Elisha said to him, “Go, tell him, ‘You will surely recover;’ however Yahweh has shown me that he will surely die.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Elisha says to him, “Go, say, You certainly do not revive, seeing [that] YHWH has showed me that he surely dies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Elisha saith unto him, 'Go, say, Thou dost certainly not revive, seeing Jehovah hath shewed me that he doth surely die.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Elisha will say, Go, say, Living, shalt thou not live? and Jehovah caused me to see that dying, he shall die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Eliseus said to him: Go tell him: Thou shalt recover: bat the Lord hath shewn me that he shall surely die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Elisha said to him: “Go, tell him: ‘You will be healed.’ But the Lord has revealed to me that, dying he shall die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Elisha answered, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But the LORD has showed me that he will surely die.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Elisha said to him, “Go, say to him, ‘You shall certainly recover’; but the LORD has shown me that he shall certainly die.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, You shall surely recover; but the LORD has shown me that he shall surely die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Elisha said to him: “Go and say to him, ‘You shall certainly be saved! LORD JEHOVAH has shown me that you shall die.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Elisha said unto him: 'Go, say unto him: Thou shalt surely recover; howbeit the LORD hath shown me that he shall surely die.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Elisaie said, Go, say, Thou shalt certainly live; yet the Lord has shewed me that thou shalt surely die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/8-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=2612" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/8.htm">Hazael Murders Ben-hadad</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>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?’ ” <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><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/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">answered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lêḵ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Go</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ĕ·mār- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and tell him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Prep:: 3ms) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: ḥā·yōh (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">‘You will surely recover.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: ṯiḥ·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">But the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wə·hir·’a·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">has shown me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mō·wṯ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">in fact</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">he will die.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-16.htm">2 Kings 4:16-17</a></span><br />And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.” / But the woman did conceive, and at that time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-10.htm">2 Kings 5:10-14</a></span><br />Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” / But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy. / Are not the Abanah and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not have washed in them and been cleansed?” So he turned and went away in a rage. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/1-6.htm">2 Kings 1:6</a></span><br />They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-1.htm">2 Kings 7:1-2</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-1.htm">2 Kings 20:1-6</a></span><br />In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’” / Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying, / “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-1.htm">Isaiah 38:1-5</a></span><br />In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’” / Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, / saying, “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/28-1.htm">Jeremiah 28:1-9</a></span><br />In the fifth month of that same year, the fourth year, near the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, said to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and all the people: / “This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. / Within two years I will restore to this place all the articles of the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon removed from here and carried to Babylon. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a></span><br />“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-6.htm">Ezekiel 13:6-9</a></span><br />They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message. / Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken? / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-13.htm">1 Kings 22:13-28</a></span><br />Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.” / But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.” / When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a></span><br />God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-20.htm">Deuteronomy 18:20-22</a></span><br />But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.” / You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?” / When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15-20</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. / By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-11.htm">Matthew 24:11</a></span><br />and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-22.htm">Mark 13:22</a></span><br />For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, You may certainly recover: however, the LORD has showed me that he shall surely die.</p><p class="hdg">Thou mayest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-15.htm">1 Kings 22:15</a></b></br> So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver <i>it</i> into the hand of the king.</p><p class="hdg">the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/8-13.htm">2 Kings 8:13</a></b></br> And Hazael said, But what, <i>is</i> thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou <i>shalt be</i> king over Syria.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/41-39.htm">Genesis 41:39</a></b></br> And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, <i>there is</i> none so discreet and wise as thou <i>art</i>:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/38-21.htm">Jeremiah 38:21</a></b></br> But if thou refuse to go forth, this <i>is</i> the word that the LORD hath shewed me:</p><p class="hdg">he shall surely die</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/8-15.htm">2 Kings 8:15</a></b></br> And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped <i>it</i> in water, and spread <i>it</i> on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/1-4.htm">2 Kings 1:4,16</a></b></br> Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-17.htm">Genesis 2:17</a></b></br> But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/5-12.htm">Better</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-11.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-4.htm">Die</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-7.htm">Elisha</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-7.htm">Eli'sha</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-15.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-25.htm">Howbeit</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-25.htm">However</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-6.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-9.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-16.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-8.htm">Revive</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-6.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-6.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-66.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-20.htm">Surely</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/20-7.htm">Better</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-19.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-7.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">Die</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-13.htm">Elisha</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-13.htm">Eli'sha</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-19.htm">Howbeit</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-19.htm">However</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-11.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-14.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-25.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-2.htm">Revive</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-13.htm">Shewed</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-13.htm">Showed</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-13.htm">Shown</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-14.htm">Surely</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the famine, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-5.htm">for Elisha's miracle's sake has her land restored by the king.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-7.htm">Hazael Murders Ben-Hadad and succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-16.htm">Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-20.htm">Edom and Libnah revolt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-23.htm">Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm">Ahaziah's wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-28.htm">He visits Joram, being wounded, at Jezreel</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Elisha answered</b><br>Elisha, a prominent prophet in Israel, is known for his miracles and guidance to the kings of Israel. His role as a prophet is to convey God's messages, often involving future events or divine will. Elisha's authority is recognized by both Israelites and foreigners, as seen in his interactions with various kings and leaders.<p><b>Go and tell him</b><br>This directive is given to Hazael, a servant of the king of Aram, Ben-Hadad. The context involves Ben-Hadad sending Hazael to inquire of Elisha regarding his illness. The act of sending a messenger to a prophet indicates the recognition of Elisha's prophetic gift and the belief in the power of the God of Israel, even among foreign nations.<p><b>‘You will surely recover.’</b><br>Elisha's initial message seems to offer hope of recovery. This phrase can be understood as a test or a reflection of the king's current physical condition, suggesting that the illness itself is not immediately fatal. It highlights the complexity of prophetic messages, which can have layers of meaning and require discernment.<p><b>But the LORD has shown me</b><br>This phrase underscores the source of Elisha's knowledge—divine revelation. It emphasizes the role of prophets as intermediaries who receive insight directly from God. The phrase also indicates a shift from the initial message, revealing a deeper, more significant truth about the situation.<p><b>that in fact he will die.</b><br>Despite the initial message of recovery, the ultimate outcome is death. This reflects the sovereignty of God over life and death and the unfolding of divine plans beyond human understanding. It also foreshadows Hazael's future actions, as he later becomes king and fulfills God's judgment against Israel. This duality in the message can be seen as a test of Hazael's character and intentions, as well as a demonstration of God's omniscience.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elisha.htm">Elisha</a></b><br>A prophet of God, successor to Elijah, known for his miracles and guidance to the kings of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/ben-hadad.htm">Ben-Hadad</a></b><br>The king of Aram (Syria) who was ill and sought a prophecy regarding his recovery.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hazael.htm">Hazael</a></b><br>A servant of Ben-Hadad who was sent to inquire of Elisha about the king's illness and later became king himself.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/aram.htm">Aram (Syria)</a></b><br>A neighboring nation to Israel, often in conflict with Israel during the time of the kings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_prophecy.htm">The Prophecy</a></b><br>Elisha's message to Hazael, which contained a dual aspect—an immediate assurance of recovery and a longer-term prophecy of death.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_complexity_of_prophecy.htm">The Complexity of Prophecy</a></b><br>Prophecies can have multiple layers and fulfillments. Elisha's message to Hazael demonstrates that God's word can address both immediate and future realities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite human plans and actions, God's purposes prevail. This is evident in the way Elisha's prophecy unfolds, reminding us to trust in God's ultimate control over our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_deceptive_nature_of_sin.htm">The Deceptive Nature of Sin</a></b><br>Hazael's actions reveal how sin can lead to betrayal and murder. We must guard our hearts against the deceitfulness of sin and its potential to lead us astray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_prophet.htm">The Role of a Prophet</a></b><br>Elisha's role as a prophet was to convey God's truth, even when it was difficult or complex. As believers, we are called to speak truth in love, guided by the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_uncertainty_of_life.htm">The Uncertainty of Life</a></b><br>Ben-Hadad's situation reminds us of life's unpredictability and the importance of living in accordance with God's will, acknowledging that our days are in His hands.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'child_known_by_deeds'.htm">Who was Hazael in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_hazael_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Hazael in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_elisha_predict_recovery,_then_death.htm">In 2 Kings 8:7–15, why does Elisha first tell Hazael the king will recover but then predict his death—does this not seem contradictory? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god's_cycle_conflict_with_free_will.htm">Does the cyclical pattern of God sending deliverers (Judges 3:7-11) conflict with the notion of human free will or moral responsibility?</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>(10) <span class= "bld">Unto him.</span>--The reading of some Hebrew MSS., of the Hebrew margin, and of all the versions, as well as of Josephus.<p>The ordinary Hebrew text has "not" (<span class= "ital">lo</span>', instead of <span class= "ital">lo</span>), so that the meaning would be, "Thou shalt not recover." But (1) the position of the negative before the adverbial infinitive is anomalous; and (2) Hazae?s report of Elisha's words, in <a href="/2_kings/8-14.htm" title="So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to you? And he answered, He told me that you should surely recover.">2Kings 8:14</a>, is without the negative particle. (See the Note there.) The Authorised Version is, therefore, right.<p><span class= "bld">Thou mayest certainly recover.</span>--Rather. <span class= "ital">Thou wilt certainly live</span>. Elisha sees through Hazae?s character and designs, and answers him in the tone of irony which he used to Gehazi in <a href="/2_kings/5-26.htm" title="And he said to him, Went not my heart with you, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and olive groves, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?">2Kings 5:26</a>, "Go, tell thy lord--as thou, the supple and unscrupulous courtier wilt be sure to do--he will certainly recover. I know, however, that he will assuredly die, and by thy hand." Others interpret, "<span class= "ital">Thou mightest</span> recover" (<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, thy disease is not mortal); and make the rest of the prophe?s reply a confidential communication to Hazael. But this is to represent the prophet as deceiving Benhadad, and guilty of complicity with Hazael, which agrees neither with Elisha's character nor with what follows in <a href="/context/2_kings/8-11.htm" title="And he settled his countenance steadfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.">2Kings 8:11-12</a>. The Syriac and Arabic, with some MSS., read, "<span class= "ital">thou</span> wilt die" for "<span class= "ital">he</span> will die."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Elisha said unto him; Go, say unto him; Thou mayest certainly recover.</span> The existing Masoretic text (<span class="hebrew">חָיִה תִחְיָה ךאמָר־לא</span>) is untranslatable, since <span class="accented">emar-lo</span> cannot mean, "say not," on account of the order of the words; and <span class="accented">lo</span> cannot he joined with <span class="accented">khayiah thikhyah</span>, first on account of the makkeph whick attaches it to <span class="accented">emar</span>, and secondly because the emphatic infinitive is in itself affirmative, and does not admit of a negative prefix. The emendation in the Hebrew margin (<span class="hebrew">לו</span> for <span class="hebrew">לא</span>), accepted by all the versions, and by almost all commentators, is thus certain. Our translators are therefore, so far, in the right; but they were not entitled to tone down the strong affirmative, <span class="accented">khayih thikhyah</span>, "<span class="accented">living</span> thou shalt live," or "thou shalt surely live," into the weak potential, "thou mayest certainly recover." What Elisha says to Hazael is, "Go, say unto him, Thou shalt surely live;" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "Go, say unto him, what thou hast already made up thy mind to say, what a courtier is sure to say, Thou shalt recover." <span class="cmt_word">Howbeit the Lord hath showed me that he shall surely die.</span> If Hazael had reported the whole answer to Benhadad, he would have told no lie, and thus Elisha is not responsible for his lie. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/8-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Elisha</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלִישָׁ֔ע</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lî·šā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_477.htm">Strong's 477: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elisha -- 'God is salvation', a well-known Israelite prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answered,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Go</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and say to him,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱמָר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·mār-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘You will surely recover.’</span><br /><span class="heb">חָיֹ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·yōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">But the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has shown me</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִרְאַ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hir·’a·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in fact</span><br /><span class="heb">מ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he will die.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמֽוּת׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/8-10.htm">2 Kings 8:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/8-10.htm">2 Kings 8:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/8-10.htm">2 Kings 8:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/8-10.htm">2 Kings 8:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/8-10.htm">2 Kings 8:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/8-10.htm">2 Kings 8:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/8-10.htm">2 Kings 8:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/8-10.htm">2 Kings 8:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/8-10.htm">2 Kings 8:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/8-10.htm">2 Kings 8:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/8-10.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 8:10 Elisha said to him Go tell him (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/8-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 8:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 8:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/8-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 8:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 8:11" /></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>