2 Kings 8 · Verse 9

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 8:9, King James Version

2 Kings 8:9 in other translations

BSBSo Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”
WEBSo 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, “Your son Benhadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”
ASVSo 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 sickness?
YLTAnd Hazael goeth to meet him, and taketh a present in his hand, even of every good thing of Damascus, a burden of forty camels, and he cometh in and standeth before him, and saith, ‘Thy son Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, hath sent me unto thee, saying, Do I revive from this sickness?'
DARBYAnd Hazael went to meet him, and took with him a present, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden; and he came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-Hadad king of Syria has sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover from this disease?
BBESo Hazael went to see him, taking with him forty camels with offerings on their backs of every sort of good thing from Damascus; and when he came before him, he said, Your son Ben-hadad, king of Aram, has sent me to you, saying, Will I get better from this disease?
WebsterSo 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?

What does 2 Kings 8:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. forty camels' burden--The present, consisting of the rarest and most valuable produce of the land, would be liberal and magnificent. But it must not be supposed it was actually so large as to require forty camels to carry it. The Orientals are fond of display, and would, ostentatiously, lay upon forty beasts what might very easily have been borne by four. Thy son Ben-hadad--so called from the established usage of designating the prophet "father." This was the same Syrian monarch who had formerly persecuted him (see 2Ki 6:13, 14).

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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 8:9 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
חֲזָאֵל֮cha.za.'ElHazaelH2371
לִקְרָאתוֹ֒lik.ra.Toto meet himH7122
וַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
מִנְחָ֤הmin.Chaha giftH4503
בְיָדוֹ֙ve.ya.Doin hand hisH3027
וְכָל\־ve.kholand everyH3605
ט֣וּבtuv<the> good thing ofH2898
דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekDamascusH1834
מַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'[the] load ofH4853
אַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImfortyH705
גָּמָ֑לga.Malcamel[s]H1581
וַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935
וַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.Modand he stoodH5975
לְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
בִּנְךָ֨bin.Khason yourH1121
בֶן\־ven-BenH1130
הֲדַ֤דha.DadHadadH1130
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
אֲרָם֙'a.RamAramH758
שְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.nihe has sent meH7971
אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khato youH413
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
הַאֶחְיֶ֖הha.'ech.Yeh¿ will I liveH2421
מֵחֳלִ֥יme.cho.Lifrom sicknessH2483
זֶֽה\׃ZehthisH2088

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Cross references for 2 Kings 8:9

  • 2 Kings 13:14

    Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

  • 1 Kings 19:15

    And the Lord said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:

  • 2 Kings 16:7

    So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.

  • 1 Samuel 25:8

    Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.

  • 2 Kings 5:5

    And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

  • 2 Kings 6:21

    And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?

  • Philemon 1:14

    But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

  • 2 Kings 5:13

    And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hazael.
1Ki 19:15
with him. Heb. in his hand.
5:5
Thy son Ben-hadad.
6:21; 13:14; 16:7; 1Sa 25:8; Phm 1:14

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Context

  • 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?

  • 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.

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2 Kings 8:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tomó pues Hazael en su mano un presente de todos los bienes de Damasco, cuarenta camellos cargados, y saliólo á recibir: y llegó, y púsose delante de él, y dijo: Tu hijo Ben-adad, rey de Siria, me ha enviado á ti, diciendo: ¿Tengo de sanar de esta enfermedad?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Hazaël alla à sa rencontre, et prit dans sa main un présent de toutes les bonnes choses de Damas, la charge de 40 chameaux; et il vint, et se tint devant lui, et dit: Ton fils Ben-Hadad, roi de Syrie, m’a envoyé vers toi, disant: Relèverai-je de cette maladie?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Hasael ging ihm entgegen und nahm ein Geschenk mit sich: allerlei Gut von Damaskus, eine Last von vierzig Kamelen; und er kam und trat vor ihn hin und sprach: Dein Sohn Ben-Hadad, der König von Syrien, hat mich zu dir gesandt und läßt dir sagen: Werde ich von dieser Krankheit genesen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ivit igitur Hazaël in occursum ejus, habens secum munera, et omnia bona Damasci, onera quadraginta camelorum. Cumque stetisset coram eo, ait: Filius tuus Benadad rex Syriæ misit me ad te, dicens: Si sanari potero de infirmitate mea hac?