1 Kings 19:17

¹⁵ Then the LORD said to him, “Go back by the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you arrive, you are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram.

¹⁶ You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.

Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.

¹⁸ Nevertheless, I have reserved seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”

¹⁹ So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.
KJV: And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
WEB: He who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; and he who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill.
ASV: And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
DARBY: And it shall come to pass, [that] him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him that escapeth the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
BLB: And it shall come to pass [that] whoever escapes the sword of Hazael will be killed [by] Jehu, and whoever escapes the sword of Jehu will be killed [by] Elisha.

ÅB: Og det skal gå så, at den som slipper unna Hasaels sverd, skal Jehu drepe, og den som slipper unna Jehus sverd, skal Elisa drepe.
OTB: Og det skal være slik at den som slipper unna Hazaels sverd, skal Jehu drepe, og den som slipper unna Jehus sverd, skal Elisja drepe.
B1930: Og det skal gå så, at den som slipper unda Hasaels sverd, skal Jehu drepe, og den som slipper unda Jehus sverd, skal Elisa drepe.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Kings 13:22
And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.
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2 Kings 13:3
So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.
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2 Kings 8:12
“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”
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Hosea 6:5
Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth, and My judgments go forth like lightning.
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2 Kings 10:32
In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory
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Isaiah 24:17–18
Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.
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2 Kings 2:23–24
From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!”
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Amos 2:14
Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
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