2 Kings 8 · Verse 7

2 Kings 8:7

And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben–hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.
2 Kings 8:7, King James Version

2 Kings 8:7 in other translations

BSBThen Elisha came to Damascus while Ben-hadad king of Aram was sick, and the king was told, “The man of God has come here.”
WEBElisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick. He was told, “The man of God has come here.”
ASVAnd Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.
YLTAnd Elisha cometh in to Damascus, and Ben-Hadad king of Aram is sick, and it is declared to him, saying, ‘The man of God hath come hither.'
DARBYAnd Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-Hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him saying, The man of God is come hither.
BBEAnd Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad, king of Aram, was ill; and they said to him, The man of God has come.
WebsterAnd Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told to him, saying, The man of God hath come hither.

What does 2 Kings 8:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 8:7-8
7-8. Elisha came to Damascus--He was directed thither by the Spirit of God, in pursuance of the mission formerly given to his master in Horeb (1Ki 19:15), to anoint Hazael king of Syria. On the arrival of the prophet being known, Ben-hadad, who was sick, sent to inquire the issue of his disease, and, according to the practice of the heathens in consulting their soothsayers, ordered a liberal present in remuneration for the service.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Elisha came to Damascus - That he might lead Gehazi to repentance; according to Jarchi and some others.

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 the convictions and restraints of natural conscience, to express great abhorrence of a sin, yet afterwards to be reconciled to it. Those that are little and low in the world, cannot imagine how strong the temptations of power and prosperity are, which, if ever they arrive at, they will find how deceitful their hearts are, how much worse than they suspected. The devil ruins men, by saying they shall certainly recover and do well, so rocking them asleep in security. Hazael's false account was an injury to the king, who lost the benefit of the prophet's warning to prepare for death, and an injury to Elisha, who would be counted a false prophet. It is not certain that Hazael murdered his master, or if he caused his death it may have been without any design. But he was a dissembler, and afterwards proved a persecutor to Israel.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

2 Kings 8:7 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.

וַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935
אֱלִישָׁע֙'e.li.Sha'ElishaH477
דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekDamascusH1834
וּבֶן\־u.ven-and BenH1130
הֲדַ֥דha.DadHadadH1130
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
אֲרָ֖ם'a.RamAramH758
חֹלֶ֑הcho.Leh[was] sickH2470
וַיֻּגַּד\־vai.yu.gad-and it was toldH5046
ל֣וֹloto him
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
בָּ֛אba'he has comeH935
אִ֥ישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
הֵֽנָּה\׃He.nahhereH2008

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

Cross references for 2 Kings 8:7

  • 1 Kings 11:24

    And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.

  • 2 Kings 6:24

    And it came to pass after this, that Ben–hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

  • 1 Kings 20:1

    And Ben–hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.

  • Isaiah 7:8

    For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.

  • 1 Kings 15:18

    Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben–hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

  • Acts 17:6

    And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

  • 2 Kings 2:15

    And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

  • 1 Kings 20:34

    And Ben–hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.

  • Judges 16:2

    And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.

  • Genesis 14:15

    And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

  • 1 Kings 13:1

    And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth–el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.

  • 2 Kings 6:12

    And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Damascus.
Ge 14:15; 1Ki 11:24; Isa 7:8
Ben-hadad.
6:24; 1Ki 15:18; 20:1,34
The man of God.
1:9,10; 2:15; 6:12
See on
De 33:1; 1Ki 13:1
is come.
Jud 16:2; Ac 17:6

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Context

  • 2 Kings 8:6

    And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.

  • 2 Kings 8:7

    And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben–hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.

  • 2 Kings 8:8

    And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?

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2 Kings 8:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Eliseo se fué luego á Damasco, y Ben-adad rey de Siria estaba enfermo, al cual dieron aviso, diciendo: El varón de Dios ha venido aquí.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Élisée vint à Damas; et Ben-Hadad, roi de Syrie, était malade, et on lui rapporta, disant: L’homme de Dieu est venu jusqu’ici.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Elisa kam nach Damaskus. Und Ben-Hadad, der König von Syrien, war krank. Und es wurde ihm berichtet und gesagt: Der Mann Gottes ist hierher gekommen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Venit quoque Eliseus Damascum, et Benadad rex Syriæ ægrotabat: nuntiaveruntque ei, dicentes: Venit vir Dei huc.