2 Kings 8 · Verse 10

2 Kings 8:10

And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die.
2 Kings 8:10, King James Version

2 Kings 8:10 in other translations

BSBElisha answered, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die.”
WEBElisha said to him, “Go, tell him, ‘You will surely recover;’ however the LORD has shown me that he will surely die.”
ASVAnd Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou shalt surely recover; howbeit Jehovah hath showed me that he shall surely die.
YLTAnd Elisha saith unto him, ‘Go, say, Thou dost certainly not revive, seeing Jehovah hath shewed me that he doth surely die.'
DARBYAnd Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, Thou wilt certainly recover. But Jehovah has shewn me that he shall certainly die.
BBEAnd Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, You will certainly get better; but the Lord has made it clear to me that only death is before him.
WebsterAnd Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, Thou mayest certainly recover: but the LORD hath showed me, that he shall surely die.

What does 2 Kings 8:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. Go, say ... Thou mayest certainly recover--There was no contradiction in this message. This part was properly the answer to Ben-hadad's inquiry [2Ki 8:9]. The second part was intended for Hazael, who, like an artful and ambitious courtier, reported only as much of the prophet's statement as suited his own views (compare 2Ki 8:14).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath showed me that he shall surely die - That is, God has not determined thy death, nor will it be a necessary consequence of the disease by which thou art now afflicted; but this wicked man will abuse the power and trust thou hast reposed in him, and take away thy life. Even when God has not designed nor appointed the death of a person, he may nevertheless die, though not without the permission of God. This is a farther proof of the doctrine of contingent events: he might live for all his sickness, but thou wilt put an end to his life.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 8:7-15

Among other changes of men's minds by affliction, it often gives other thoughts of God's ministers, and teaches to value the counsels and prayers of those whom they have hated and despised. It was not in Hazael's countenance that Elisha read what he would do, but God revealed it to him, and it fetched tears from his eyes: the more foresight men have, the more grief they are liable to. It is possible for a man, under…

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2 Kings 8:10 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.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413
אֱלִישָׁ֔ע'e.li.Sha'ElishaH477
לֵ֥ךְlekhgoH1980
אֱמָר\־'e.mor-sayH559
ל֖וֹloto him
חָיֹ֣הcha.Yohcertainly <to live>H2421
תִחְיֶ֑הtich.Yehyou will liveH2421
וְהִרְאַ֥נִיve.hir.'A.niand he has shown meH7200
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
מ֥וֹתMotcertainly <to die>H4191
יָמֽוּת\׃ya.Muthe will dieH4191

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 8:10

  • 2 Kings 1:4

    Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

  • Amos 8:1

    Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.

  • Revelation 22:1

    And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

  • Amos 7:1

    Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king’s mowings.

  • Amos 7:4

    Thus hath the Lord God shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord God called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part.

  • Amos 7:7

    Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.

  • Ezekiel 18:13

    Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.

  • 2 Kings 8:13-15

    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. 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. And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.

  • 1 Kings 22:15

    So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

  • Zechariah 1:20

    And the Lord shewed me four carpenters.

  • Amos 3:7

    Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

  • Ezekiel 11:25

    Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that the Lord had shewed me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thou mayest.
1Ki 22:15
the Lord.
13; Ge 41:39; Jer 38:21; Eze 11:25; Am 3:7; 7:1,4,7; 8:1; Zec 1:20
Re 22:1
he shall surely die.
15; 1:4,16; Ge 2:17; Eze 18:13

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Context

  • 2 Kings 8:9

    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?

  • 2 Kings 8:10

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

  • 2 Kings 8:11

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

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2 Kings 8:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Eliseo le dijo: Ve, dile: Seguramente vivirás. Empero Jehová me ha mostrado que él ha de morir ciertamente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Élisée lui dit: Va, dis-lui: Certainement tu en relèveras. Mais l’ Éternel m’a montré qu’il mourra certainement.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Elisa sprach zu ihm: Gehe hin, sprich zu ihm: Du wirst gewißlich genesen! Aber Jehova hat mir gezeigt, daß er gewißlich sterben wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque ei Eliseus: Vade, dic ei: Sanaberis: porro ostendit mihi Dominus quia morte morietur.