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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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

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 her’s, 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 Ben-hadad 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 Ben-hadad 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 Ramoth-gilead; 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. ()

2 Kings 8:6 Or, Eunuch
2 Kings 8:9 Heb. in his hand
2 Kings 8:16 Heb. reigned
2 Kings 8:19 Heb. candle, or lamp
2 Kings 8:29a Heb. wherewith the Syrians had wounded
2 Kings 8:29b Heb. wounded

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Kings 8 (BYZ)

[1] και ελισαιε ελαλησεν προς την γυναικα ης εζωπυρησεν τον υιον λεγων αναστηθι και δευρο συ και ο οικος σου και παροικει ου εαν παροικησης οτι κεκληκεν κυριος λιμον επι την γην και γε ηλθεν επι την γην επτα ετη
[2] και ανεστη η γυνη και εποιησεν κατα το ρημα ελισαιε και επορευθη αυτη και ο οικος αυτης και παρωκει εν γη αλλοφυλων επτα ετη
[3] και εγενετο μετα το τελος των επτα ετων και επεστρεψεν η γυνη εκ γης αλλοφυλων εις την πολιν και ηλθεν βοησαι προς τον βασιλεα περι του οικου εαυτης και περι των αγρων εαυτης
[4] και ο βασιλευς ελαλει προς γιεζι το παιδαριον ελισαιε του ανθρωπου του θεου λεγων διηγησαι δη μοι παντα τα μεγαλα α εποιησεν ελισαιε
[5] και εγενετο αυτου εξηγουμενου τω βασιλει ως εζωπυρησεν υιον τεθνηκοτα και ιδου η γυνη ης εζωπυρησεν τον υιον αυτης ελισαιε βοωσα προς τον βασιλεα περι του οικου εαυτης και περι των αγρων εαυτης και ειπεν γιεζι κυριε βασιλευ αυτη η γυνη και ουτος ο υιος αυτης ον εζωπυρησεν ελισαιε
[6] και επηρωτησεν ο βασιλευς την γυναικα και διηγησατο αυτω και εδωκεν αυτη ο βασιλευς ευνουχον ενα λεγων επιστρεψον παντα τα αυτης και παντα τα γενηματα του αγρου αυτης απο της ημερας ης κατελιπεν την γην εως του νυν
[7] και ηλθεν ελισαιε εις δαμασκον και υιος αδερ βασιλευς συριας ηρρωστει και ανηγγειλαν αυτω λεγοντες ηκει ο ανθρωπος του θεου εως ωδε
[8] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς προς αζαηλ λαβε εν τη χειρι σου μαναα και δευρο εις απαντην τω ανθρωπω του θεου και επιζητησον τον κυριον παρ αυτου λεγων ει ζησομαι εκ της αρρωστιας μου ταυτης
[9] και επορευθη αζαηλ εις απαντην αυτου και ελαβεν μαναα εν τη χειρι αυτου και παντα τα αγαθα δαμασκου αρσιν τεσσαρακοντα καμηλων και ηλθεν και εστη ενωπιον αυτου και ειπεν προς ελισαιε ο υιος σου υιος αδερ βασιλευς συριας απεστειλεν με προς σε λεγων ει ζησομαι εκ της αρρωστιας μου ταυτης
[10] και ειπεν ελισαιε δευρο ειπον αυτω ζωη ζηση και εδειξεν μοι κυριος οτι θανατω αποθανη
[11] και παρεστη τω προσωπω αυτου και εθηκεν εως αισχυνης και εκλαυσεν ο ανθρωπος του θεου
[12] και ειπεν αζαηλ τι οτι ο κυριος μου κλαιει και ειπεν οτι οιδα οσα ποιησεις τοις υιοις ισραηλ κακα τα οχυρωματα αυτων εξαποστελεις εν πυρι και τους εκλεκτους αυτων εν ρομφαια αποκτενεις και τα νηπια αυτων ενσεισεις και τας εν γαστρι εχουσας αυτων αναρρηξεις
[13] και ειπεν αζαηλ τις εστιν ο δουλος σου ο κυων ο τεθνηκως οτι ποιησει το ρημα τουτο και ειπεν ελισαιε εδειξεν μοι κυριος σε βασιλευοντα επι συριαν
[14] και απηλθεν απο ελισαιε και εισηλθεν προς τον κυριον αυτου και ειπεν αυτω τι ειπεν σοι ελισαιε και ειπεν ειπεν μοι ζωη ζηση
[15] και εγενετο τη επαυριον και ελαβεν το μαχμα και εβαψεν εν τω υδατι και περιεβαλεν επι το προσωπον αυτου και απεθανεν και εβασιλευσεν αζαηλ αντ αυτου
[16] εν ετει πεμπτω τω ιωραμ υιω αχααβ βασιλει ισραηλ εβασιλευσεν ιωραμ υιος ιωσαφατ βασιλευς ιουδα
[17] υιος τριακοντα και δυο ετων ην εν τω βασιλευειν αυτον και οκτω ετη εβασιλευσεν εν ιερουσαλημ
[18] και επορευθη εν οδω βασιλεων ισραηλ καθως εποιησεν οικος αχααβ οτι θυγατηρ αχααβ ην αυτω εις γυναικα και εποιησεν το πονηρον ενωπιον κυριου
[19] και ουκ ηθελησεν κυριος διαφθειραι τον ιουδαν δια δαυιδ τον δουλον αυτου καθως ειπεν δουναι αυτω λυχνον και τοις υιοις αυτου πασας τας ημερας
[20] εν ταις ημεραις αυτου ηθετησεν εδωμ υποκατωθεν χειρος ιουδα και εβασιλευσαν εφ εαυτους βασιλεα
[21] και ανεβη ιωραμ εις σιωρ και παντα τα αρματα μετ αυτου και εγενετο αυτου ανασταντος και επαταξεν τον εδωμ τον κυκλωσαντα επ αυτον και τους αρχοντας των αρματων και εφυγεν ο λαος εις τα σκηνωματα αυτων
[22] και ηθετησεν εδωμ υποκατωθεν χειρος ιουδα εως της ημερας ταυτης τοτε ηθετησεν λοβενα εν τω καιρω εκεινω
[23] και τα λοιπα των λογων ιωραμ και παντα οσα εποιησεν ουκ ιδου ταυτα γεγραπται επι βιβλιω λογων των ημερων τοις βασιλευσιν ιουδα
[24] και εκοιμηθη ιωραμ μετα των πατερων αυτου και εταφη μετα των πατερων αυτου εν πολει δαυιδ του πατρος αυτου και εβασιλευσεν οχοζιας υιος αυτου αντ αυτου
[25] εν ετει δωδεκατω τω ιωραμ υιω αχααβ βασιλει ισραηλ εβασιλευσεν οχοζιας υιος ιωραμ
[26] υιος εικοσι και δυο ετων οχοζιας εν τω βασιλευειν αυτον και ενιαυτον ενα εβασιλευσεν εν ιερουσαλημ και ονομα της μητρος αυτου γοθολια θυγατηρ αμβρι βασιλεως ισραηλ
[27] και επορευθη εν οδω οικου αχααβ και εποιησεν το πονηρον ενωπιον κυριου καθως ο οικος αχααβ
[28] και επορευθη μετα ιωραμ υιου αχααβ εις πολεμον μετα αζαηλ βασιλεως αλλοφυλων εν ρεμμωθ γαλααδ και επαταξαν οι συροι τον ιωραμ
[29] και επεστρεψεν ο βασιλευς ιωραμ του ιατρευθηναι εν ιεζραελ απο των πληγων ων επαταξαν αυτον εν ρεμμωθ εν τω πολεμειν αυτον μετα αζαηλ βασιλεως συριας και οχοζιας υιος ιωραμ κατεβη του ιδειν τον ιωραμ υιον αχααβ εν ιεζραελ οτι ηρρωστει αυτος

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