2 Kings 8:10
And Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, Thou wilt certainly recover. But Jehovah has shewn me that he shall certainly die.
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In Context
11And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed; and the man of God wept.
Cross References
Genesis 41:39And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Since God has made all this known to thee, there is none [so] discreet and wise as thou.
2 Kings 1:4Now therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die. And Elijah departed.
2 Kings 8:13And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha said, Jehovah has shewn me that thou wilt be king over Syria.
Ezekiel 11:25And I spoke unto them of the captivity all the things that Jehovah had shewn me.
Amos 3:7But the Lord Jehovah will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Amos 7:4Thus did the Lord Jehovah shew unto me; and behold, the Lord Jehovah called to contend by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and ate up the inheritance.
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 8:8-16
Hazael's Barbarity Predicted. ( b. c. 885.) 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… Read the whole commentary →