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2 Kings 8:10

Elisha

8 So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”

9 So Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”

Elisha answered, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die.”

11 Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.

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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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
Elisha answered, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die.”
KJV
And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die.
WEB
Elisha said to him, “Go, tell him, ‘You will surely recover;’ however the LORD has shown me that he will surely die.”
ASV
And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou shalt surely recover; howbeit Jehovah hath showed me that he shall surely die.
DARBY
And Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, Thou wilt certainly recover. But Jehovah has shewn me that he shall certainly die.
BLB
And Elisha said to him, “Go, say, ‘Will you not surely recover?’ And YHWH has shown me that he will surely die.”
ÅB
Elisa svarte: Gå du bare og si til ham: Du skal leve[^1]. Men Herren har latt meg se at han skal dø.
OTB
Da sa Elisa til ham, "Gå, si til ham, 'Du vil sikkert bli frisk,' men Herren har vist meg at han sikkert vil dø."
B1930
Elisa svarte: Gå du bare og si til ham: Du skal leve. Men Herren har latt mig se at han skal dø. / < hvad jeg vet at du i alle tilfelle vil gjøre, 2KG 8, 14.>

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 1:4

    Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.

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  • Amos 8:1

    This is what the Lord GOD showed me: I saw a basket of summer fruit.

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  • Revelation 22:1

    Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

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  • Amos 7:1

    This is what the Lord GOD showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts just after the king’s harvest, as the late spring crop was coming up.

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  • Amos 7:4

    This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.

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  • Amos 7:7

    This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand.

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  • Ezekiel 18:13

    He engages in usury and takes excess interest. Will this son live? He will not! Since he has committed all these abominations, he will surely die; his blood will be on his own head.

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  • 2 Kings 8:13–15

    “But how could your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”

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