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2 Kings 8:11

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 Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?

10 And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die.

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

12 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.

13 And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.

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BSB
Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.
KJV
And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
WEB
He settled his gaze steadfastly on him, until he was ashamed. Then the man of God wept.
ASV
And he settled his countenance stedfastly [upon him], until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
DARBY
And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed; and the man of God wept.
BLB
And he set his countenance, and he set [it] until he was ashamed. And the man of God wept.
ÅB
Og den Guds mann holdt sine øyne festet på ham overmåte lenge og begynte å gråte.
OTB
Og han stirret stødig på ham til Hasael ble flau, og Guds mann gråt.
B1930
Og den Guds mann holdt sine øine festet på ham overmåte lenge og begynte å gråte.

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