2 Kings 8:11

And he stood with him, and was troubled so far as to blush: and the man of God wept.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.

In Context

10And Eliseus said to him: Go tell him: Thou shalt recover: bat the Lord hath shewn me that he shall surely die.

12And Hazael said to him: Why doth my lord weep? And he said: Because I know the evil that thou wilt do to the children of Israel. Their strong cities then wilt burn with fire, and their young men thou wilt kill with the sword, and thou wilt dash their children, and rip up their pregnant women.

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Cross References

2 Kings 2:17But they pressed him, till he consented, and said: Send. And they sent fifty men: and they sought three days but found him not.

Jeremiah 9:1Who will give water to my head, and a fountain of tears to my eyes? and I will weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people.

Jeremiah 13:17But if you will not hear this, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride: weeping it shall weep, and my eyes shall run down the tears, because the flock of the Lord is carried away captive.

Luke 19:41And when he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it, saying:

Acts 20:19Serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and temptations which befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews;

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 →

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