2 Kings 8:14

And he departed from Elisaie, and went in to his lord; and he said to him, What said Elisaie to thee? and he said, He said to me, Thou shalt surely live.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

13And Azael said, Who is thy servant? a dead dog, that he + 8:13 Gr. shall.should do this thing? And Elisaie said, The Lord has shewn me thee ruling over Syria.

15And it came to pass on the next day that he took a + 8:15 The Gr. is from the Heb. rug or quilt, etc.thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and put it on his face, and he died: and Azael reigned in his stead.

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Cross References

2 Kings 8:10And Elisaie said, Go, say, Thou shalt certainly live; yet the Lord has shewed me that + 8:10 Complut. and Ald. ἀποθανεῖται.thou shalt surely die.

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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