2 Kings 8:14

And he departed from Elisaie, and went in to his lord; and he said to him, What said Elisaie to you? and he said, He said to me, You shall surely live.

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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 your servant? a dead dog, that he + 8:13 Gr. shall. should do this thing? And Elisaie said, The Lord has shown me you 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, You shall certainly live; yet the Lord has showed me that + 8:10 Complut. and Ald. ἀποθανεῖται. you shall 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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