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2 Kings 8 (WEBP)

[1] Now Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise, and go, you and your household, and stay for a while wherever you can; for Yahweh has called for a famine. It will also come on the land for seven years.”
[2] The woman arose, and did according to the man of God’s word. She went with her household, and lived in the land of the Philistines for seven years.
[3] At the end of seven years, the woman returned from the land of the Philistines. Then she went out to beg the king for her house and for her land.
[4] 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.”
[5] As he was telling the king how he had restored to life him who was dead, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life begged the king for her house and for her land. Gehazi said, “My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.”
[6] When the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed to her a certain officer, saying, “Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.”
[7] Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick. He was told, “The man of God has come here.”
[8] The king said to Hazael, “Take a present in your hand, and go meet the man of God, and inquire of Yahweh by him, saying, ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’ ”
[9] 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?’ ”
[10] Elisha said to him, “Go, tell him, ‘You will surely recover;’ however Yahweh has shown me that he will surely die.”
[11] He settled his gaze steadfastly on him, until he was ashamed. Then the man of God wept.
[12] Hazael said, “Why do you weep, my lord?” He answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel. You will set their strongholds on fire, and you will kill their young men with the sword, and will dash their little ones in pieces, and rip up their pregnant women.”
[13] Hazael said, “But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he could do this great thing?” Elisha answered, “Yahweh has shown me that you will be king over Syria.”
[14] Then he departed from Elisha, and came to his master, who said to him, “What did Elisha say to you?” He answered, “He told me that you would surely recover.”
[15] On the next day, he took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it on the king’s face, so that he died. Then Hazael reigned in his place.
[16] In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being king of Judah then, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
[17] He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign. He reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
[18] He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house, for he married Ahab’s daughter. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.
[19] However, Yahweh would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his children always.
[20] In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
[21] Then Joram crossed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him; and he rose up by night and struck the Edomites who surrounded him with the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents.
[22] So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
[23] The rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[24] Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.
[25] In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.
[26] Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
[27] He walked in the way of Ahab’s house and did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as did Ahab’s house, for he was the son-in-law of Ahab’s house.
[28] He went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram.
[29] King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel from the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

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2 Kings 8 (KJVS)

[1] Then spake () Elisha unto the woman , whose son he had restored to life (), saying (), Arise (), and go () thou and thine household , and sojourn () wheresoever thou canst sojourn (): for the LORD hath called () for a famine ; and it shall also come () upon the land seven years .
[2] And the woman arose (), and did () after the saying of the man of God : and she went () with her household , and sojourned () in the land of the Philistines seven years .
[3] And it came to pass at the seven years ’ end , that the woman returned () out of the land of the Philistines : and she went forth () to cry () unto the king for her house and for her land .
[4] 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 ().
[5] And it came to pass, as he was telling () the king how he had restored a dead body () to life (), that, behold, the woman , whose son he had restored to life (), cried () to the king for her house and for her land . And Gehazi said (), My lord , O king , this [is] the woman , and this [is] her son , whom Elisha restored to life ().
[6] And when the king asked () the woman , she told () him. So the king appointed () unto her a certain officer , saying (), Restore () all that [was] hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left () the land , even until now.
[7] And Elisha came () to Damascus ; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick (); and it was told () him, saying (), The man of God is come () hither .
[8] And the king said () unto Hazael , Take () a present in thine hand , and go (), meet () the man of God , and enquire () of the LORD by him, saying (), Shall I recover () of this disease ?
[9] 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 ?
[10] And Elisha said () unto him, Go (), say () unto him, Thou mayest certainly () recover (): howbeit the LORD hath shewed () me that he shall surely () die ().
[11] And he settled () his countenance stedfastly (), until he was ashamed (): and the man of God wept ().
[12] And Hazael said (), Why weepeth () my lord ? And he answered (), Because I know () the evil that thou wilt do () unto the children of Israel : their strong holds wilt thou set () on fire , and their young men wilt thou slay () with the sword , and wilt dash () their children , and rip up () their women with child .
[13] And Hazael said (), But what, [is] thy servant a dog , that he should do () this great thing ? And Elisha answered (), The LORD hath shewed () me that thou [shalt be] king over Syria .
[14] So he departed () from Elisha , and came () to his master ; who said () to him, What said () Elisha to thee? And he answered (), He told () me [that] thou shouldest surely () recover ().
[15] And it came to pass on the morrow , that he took () a thick cloth , and dipped () [it] in water , and spread () [it] on his face , so that he died (): and Hazael reigned () in his stead.
[16] And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel , Jehoshaphat [being] then king of Judah , Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign ().
[17] Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign (); and he reigned () eight years in Jerusalem .
[18] And he walked () in the way of the kings of Israel , as did () the house of Ahab : for the daughter of Ahab was his wife : and he did () evil in the sight of the LORD .
[19] Yet the LORD would () not destroy () Judah for David his servant’s sake, as he promised () him to give () him alway a light , [and] to his children .
[20] In his days Edom revolted () from under the hand of Judah , and made () a king over themselves.
[21] So Joram went over () to Zair , and all the chariots with him: and he rose () by night , and smote () the Edomites which compassed him about (), and the captains of the chariots : and the people fled () into their tents .
[22] Yet Edom revolted () from under the hand of Judah unto this day . Then Libnah revolted () at the same time .
[23] And the rest of the acts of Joram , and all that he did (), [are] they not written () in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ?
[24] And Joram slept () with his fathers , and was buried () with his fathers in the city of David : and Ahaziah his son reigned () in his stead.
[25] In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign ().
[26] Two and twenty years old [was] Ahaziah when he began to reign (); and he reigned () one year in Jerusalem . And his mother’s name [was] Athaliah , the daughter of Omri king of Israel .
[27] And he walked () in the way of the house of Ahab , and did () evil in the sight of the LORD , as [did] the house of Ahab : for he [was] the son in law of the house of Ahab .
[28] And he went () with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead ; and the Syrians wounded () Joram .
[29] And king Joram went back () to be healed () in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given () him at Ramah , when he fought () against Hazael king of Syria . And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down () to see () Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel , because he was sick ().

Young’s Literal Translation

2 Kings 8 (YLT)

[1] And Elisha spake unto the woman whose son he had revived, saying, ‘Rise and go, thou and thy household, and sojourn where thou dost sojourn, for Jehovah hath called for a famine, and also, it is coming unto the land seven years.’
[2] And the woman riseth, and doth according to the word of the man of God, and goeth, she and her household, and sojourneth in the land of the Philistines seven years.
[3] And it cometh to pass, at the end of seven years, that the woman turneth back from the land of the Philistines, and goeth out to cry unto the king, for her house, and for her field.
[4] 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.’
[5] And it cometh to pass, he is recounting to the king how he had revived the dead, and lo, the woman whose son he had revived is crying unto the king, for her house and for her field, and Gehazi saith, ‘My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this her son, whom Elisha revived.’
[6] And the king asketh at the woman, and she recounteth to him, and the king appointeth to her a certain eunuch, saying, ‘Give back all that she hath, and all the increase of the field from the day of her leaving the land even till now.’
[7] And Elisha cometh in to Damascus, and Ben-Hadad king of Aram is sick, and it is declared to him, saying, ‘The man of God hath come hither.’
[8] And the king saith unto Hazael, ‘Take in thy hand a present, and go to meet the man of God, and thou hast sought Jehovah by him, saying, Do I revive from this sickness?’
[9] 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?’
[10] And Elisha saith unto him, ‘Go, say, Thou dost certainly not revive, seeing Jehovah hath shewed me that he doth surely die.’
[11] And he setteth his face, yea, he setteth it till he is ashamed, and the man of God weepeth.
[12] And Hazael saith, ‘Wherefore is my lord weeping?’ and he saith, ‘Because I have known the evil that thou dost to the sons of Israel-their fenced places thou dost send into fire, and their young men with sword thou dost slay, and their sucklings thou dost dash to pieces, and their pregnant women thou dost rip up.’
[13] And Hazael saith, ‘But what, is thy servant the dog, that he doth this great thing?’ And Elisha saith, ‘Jehovah hath shewed me thee-king of Aram.’
[14] And he goeth from Elisha, and cometh in unto his lord, and he saith unto him, ‘What said Elisha to thee?’ and he saith, ‘He said to me, Thou dost certainly recover.’
[15] And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that he taketh the coarse cloth, and dippeth in water, and spreadeth on his face, and he dieth, and Hazael reigneth in his stead.
[16] And in the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel-and Jehoshaphat is king of Judah-hath Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah reigned;
[17] a son of thirty and two years was he in his reigning, and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem.
[18] And he walketh in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for a daughter of Ahab was to him for a wife, and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah,
[19] and Jehovah was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, as He said to him, to give to him a lamp-to his sons all the days.
[20] In his days hath Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they cause a king to reign over them,
[21] and Joram passeth over to Zair, and all the chariots with him, and he himself hath risen by night, and smiteth Edom, that is coming round about unto him, and the heads of the chariots, and the people fleeth to its tents;
[22] and Edom revolteth from under the hand of Judah till this day; then doth Libnah revolt at that time.
[23] And the rest of the matters of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[24] And Joram lieth with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers in the city of David, and reign doth Ahaziah his son in his stead.
[25] In the twelfth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel reigned hath Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah;
[26] a son of twenty and two years is Ahaziah in his reigning, and one year he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Athaliah daughter of Omri king of Israel,
[27] and he walketh in the way of the house of Ahab, and doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, like the house of Ahab, for he is son-in-law of the house of Ahab.
[28] And he goeth with Joram son of Ahab to battle with Hazael king of Aram in Ramoth-Gilead, and the Aramaeans smite Joram,
[29] and Joram the king turneth back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds with which the Arameans smite him in Ramah, in his fighting with Hazael king of Aram, and Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah hath gone down to see Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, for he is sick.