2 Kings 8 · Verse 11

2 Kings 8:11

And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
2 Kings 8:11, King James Version

2 Kings 8:11 in other translations

BSBElisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.
WEBHe settled his gaze steadfastly on him, until he was ashamed. Then the man of God wept.
ASVAnd he settled his countenance stedfastly upon him, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
YLTAnd he setteth his face, yea, he setteth it till he is ashamed, and the man of God weepeth.
DARBYAnd he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed; and the man of God wept.
BBEAnd he kept his eyes fixed on him till he was shamed, and the man of God was overcome with weeping.
WebsterAnd he settled his countenance steadfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.

What does 2 Kings 8:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. he settled his countenance stedfastly until he was ashamed--that is, Hazael. The steadfast, penetrating look of the prophet seemed to have convinced Hazael that his secret designs were known. The deep emotions of Elisha were justified by the horrible atrocities which, too common in ancient warfare, that successful usurper committed in Israel (2Ki 10:32; 13:3, 4, 22).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 He settled his countenance steadfastly - Of whom does the author speak? Of Hazael, or of Elisha? Several apply this action to the prophet: he had a murderer before him and he saw the bloody acts he was about to commit, and was greatly distressed; but he endeavored to conceal his feelings: at last his face reddened with anguish, his feelings overcame him, and he burst out and wept. The Septuagint, as it stands in the Complutensian and Antwerp Polyglots, makes the text very plain: Και ἑστη Αζαηλ κατα πρωσοπον αυτου, και παρεθηκεν ενωπιον αυτου δωρα, ἑως ῃσχυνετο· και εκλαυσεν ὁ ανθρωπος του Θεου, And Hazael stood before his face, and he presented before him gifts till he was ashamed; and the man of God wept. The Codex Vaticanus, and the Codex Alexandrinus, are nearly as the Hebrew. The Aldine edition agrees in some respects with the Complutensian; but all the versions follow the Hebrew.

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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 8:11 in the original Hebrew

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וַיַּעֲמֵ֥דvai.ya.'a.Medand he setH5975
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
פָּנָ֖יוpa.Navface hisH6440
וַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he setH7760
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
בֹּ֑שׁBoshwas ashamedH954
וַיֵּ֖בְךְּvai.Ye.vekand he weptH1058
אִ֥ישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376
הָאֱלֹהִֽים\׃ha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430

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

Cross references for 2 Kings 8:11

  • Luke 19:41

    And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

  • Romans 9:2

    That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.

  • Psalms 119:136

    Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.

  • Jeremiah 9:18

    And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.

  • Jeremiah 4:19

    My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

  • Jeremiah 9:1

    Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

  • Genesis 45:2

    And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard.

  • 2 Kings 2:17

    And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.

  • Jeremiah 13:17

    But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive.

  • John 11:35

    Jesus wept.

  • Acts 20:31

    Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

  • Jeremiah 14:17

    Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
stedfastly. Heb. and set it. wept.
Ge 45:2; Ps 119:136; Jer 4:19; 9:1,18; 13:17; 14:17; Lu 19:41
Joh 11:35; Ac 20:19,31; Ro 9:2; Php 3:18

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Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Kings 8:12

    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.

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2 Kings 8:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el varón de Dios le volvió el rostro afirmadamente, y estúvose así una gran pieza; y lloró el varón de Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il arrêta sa face et la fixa sur lui, jusqu’à ce qu’il fut confus; puis l’homme de Dieu pleura.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er stellte sein Angesicht fest und richtete es auf ihn, bis er sich schämte; und der Mann Gottes weinte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Stetique cum eo, et conturbatus est usque ad suffusionem vultus: flevitque vir Dei.