2 Kings 5 · Verse 8

2 Kings 5:8

And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
2 Kings 5:8, King James Version

2 Kings 5:8 in other translations

BSBNow when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king: “Why have you torn your clothes? Please let the man come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
WEBIt was so, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, “Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
ASVAnd it was so, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, at Elisha the man of God's hearing that the king of Israel hath rent his garments, that he sendeth unto the king, saying, ‘Why hast thou rent thy garments? let him come, I pray thee, unto me, and he doth know that there is a prophet in Israel.'
DARBYAnd it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his garments, that he sent to the king, saying, Why hast thou rent thy garments? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
BBENow Elisha, the man of God, hearing that the king of Israel had done this, sent to the king, saying, Why are you troubled? send the man to me, so that he may see that there is a prophet in Israel.
WebsterAnd it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Why hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

What does 2 Kings 5:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 5:8-12
8-12. when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, ... let him come now to me--This was the grand and ultimate object to which, in the providence of God, the journey of Naaman was subservient. When the Syrian general, with his imposing retinue, arrived at the prophet's house, Elisha sent him a message to "go and wash in Jordan seven times." This apparently rude reception to a foreigner of so high dignity incensed Naaman to such a degree that he resolved to depart, scornfully boasting that the rivers of Damascus were better than all the waters of Israel.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Let him come now to me - Do not be afflicted; the matter belongs to me, as the prophet of the Most High; send him to me, and he shall know that I am such.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 5:1-8

Though the Syrians were idolaters, and oppressed God's people, yet the deliverance of which Naaman had been the means, is here ascribed to the Lord. Such is the correct language of Scripture, while those who write common history, plainly show that God is not in all their thoughts. No man's greatness, or honour, can place him our of the reach of the sorest calamities of human life: there is many a sickly, crazy body…

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2 Kings 5:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֞יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ\׀kish.Mo.a'when heardH8085
אֱלִישָׁ֣ע'e.li.Sha'ElishaH477
אִישׁ\־'ish-[the] man ofH376
הָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
קָרַ֤עka.Ra'he had tornH7167
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.Davclothes hisH899
וַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
לָ֥מָּהLa.mah<to> why?H4100
קָרַ֖עְתָּka.Ra'.tadid you tearH7167
בְּגָדֶ֑יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaclothes yourH899
יָבֹֽא\־ya.vo'-let him comeH935
נָ֣אna'pleaseH4994
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413
וְיֵדַ֕עve.ye.Da'so he may knowH3045
כִּ֛יkithatH3588
יֵ֥שׁyeshthereH3426
נָבִ֖יאna.Vi'[is] a prophetH5030
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃be.Yis.ra.'Elin IsraelH3478

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Cross references for 2 Kings 5:8

  • 2 Kings 5:15

    And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.

  • 2 Samuel 3:31

    And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.

  • 1 Kings 17:24

    And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth.

  • 1 Kings 18:36-37

    And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.

  • Romans 11:13

    For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

  • 2 Kings 5:3

    And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

  • Hosea 12:13

    And by a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

  • Exodus 11:8

    And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

  • Ezekiel 2:5

    And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.

  • 2 Kings 5:7

    And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

  • 2 Kings 1:6

    And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
rent his clothes.
7; 2Sa 3:31
let him come.
3,15; 1:6; 1Ki 17:24; 18:36,37
and he shall.
Ex 11:8; Ro 11:13; Eze 2:5; Ho 12:13

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Context

  • 2 Kings 5:7

    And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

  • 2 Kings 5:8

    And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

  • 2 Kings 5:9

    So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

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2 Kings 5:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y como Eliseo, varón de Dios oyó que el rey de Israel había rasgado sus vestidos, envió á decir al rey: ¿Por qué has rasgado tus vestidos? Venga ahora á mí, y sabrá que hay profeta en Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arriva que, lorsque Élisée, homme de Dieu, eut entendu que le roi d’Israël avait déchiré ses vêtements, il envoya dire au roi: Pourquoi as-tu déchiré tes vêtements? Qu’il vienne, je te prie, vers moi, et il saura qu’il y a un prophète en Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah, als Elisa, der Mann Gottes, hörte, daß der König von Israel seine Kleider zerrissen hatte, da sandte er zu dem König und ließ ihm sagen: Warum hast du deine Kleider zerrissen? Laß ihn doch zu mir kommen, und er soll erkennen, daß ein Prophet in Israel ist.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quod cum audisset Eliseus vir Dei, scidisse videlicet regem Israël vestimenta sua, misit ad eum, dicens: Quare scidisti vestimenta tua? veniat ad me, et sciat esse prophetam in Israël.