1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

2 Kings 8

1 The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the forewarned famine, for Elisha's miracle's sake hath her land restored by the king. 7 Hazael, being sent with a present by Ben-hadad to Elisha at Damascus, after he had heard the prophecy, killeth his master, and succeedeth him. 16 Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah. 20 Edom and Libnah revolt. 23 Ahaziah succeedeth Jehoram. 25 Ahaziah's wicked reign. 28 He visiteth Jehoram wounded, at Jezreel.

 8:1 Now Elisha 477 spoke 1696 to the woman 802 whose 834 son 1121 he had restored 2421a to life 2421a, saying 559, “Arise 6965 and go 1980 with your household 1004, and sojourn 1481a wherever 834 you can sojourn 1481a; for the LORD 3068 has called 7121 for a famine 7458, and it will even 1571 come 935 on the land 776 for seven 7651 years 8141.”

 8:2 So the woman 802 arose 6965 and did 6213a according to the word 1697 of the man 376 of God 430, and she went 1980 with her household 1004 and sojourned 1481a in the land 776 of the Philistines 6430 seven 7651 years 8141.

 8:3 At the end 7097a of seven 7651 years 8141, the woman 802 returned 7725 from the land 776 of the Philistines 6430; and she went 3318 out to appeal 6817 to the king 4428 for her house 1004 and for her field 7704.

 8:4 Now the king 4428 was talking 1696 with Gehazi 1522, the servant 5288 of the man 376 of God 430, saying 559, “Please 4994 relate 5608 to me all 3605 the great 1419 things 1419 that Elisha 477 has done 6213a.”

 8:5 As he was relating 5608 to the king 4428 how 834 he had restored 2421a to life 2421a the one who was dead 4191, behold 2009, the woman 802 whose 834 son 1121 he had restored 2421a to life 2421a appealed 6817 to the king 4428 for her house 1004 and for her field 7704. And Gehazi 1522 said 559, “My lord 113, O king 4428, this 2088 is the woman 802 and this 2088 is her son 1121, whom 834 Elisha 477 restored 2421a to life 2421a.”

 8:6 When the king 4428 asked 7592 the woman 802, she related 5608 [it] to him. So the king 4428 appointed 5414 for her a certain 259 officer 5631, saying 559, “Restore 7725 all 3605 that was hers and all 3605 the produce 8393 of the field 7704 from the day 3117 that she left 5800a the land 776 even until 5704 now 6258.”

 8:7 ¶ Then Elisha 477 came 935 to Damascus 1834. Now Ben-hadad 1130 king 4428 of Aram 758 was sick 2470a, and it was told 5046 him, saying 559, “The man 376 of God 430 has come 935 here 5704 2008.”

 8:8 The king 4428 said 559 to Hazael 2371, “Take 3947 a gift 4503 in your hand 3027 and go 1980 to meet 7122 the man 376 of God 430, and inquire 1875 of the LORD 3068 by him, saying 559, ‘Will I recover 2421a from this 2088 sickness 2483?’”

 8:9 So Hazael 2371 went 1980 to meet 7122 him and took 3947 a gift 4503 in his hand 3027, even every 3605 kind of good 2898 thing 2898 of Damascus 1834, forty 705 camels’ 1581 loads 4853a; and he came 935 and stood 5975 before 6440 him and said 559, “Your son 1121 Ben-hadad 1130 king 4428 of Aram 758 has sent 7971 me to you, saying 559, ‘Will I recover 2421a from this 2088 sickness 2483?’”

 8:10 Then Elisha 477 said 559 to him, “Go 1980, say 559 to him, ‘You will surely 2421a recover 2421a,’ but the LORD 3068 has shown 7200 me that he will certainly 4191 die 4191.”

 8:11 He fixed 5975 his gaze 6440 steadily 7760 [on him] until 5704 he was ashamed 954, and the man 376 of God 430 wept 1058.

 8:12 Hazael 2371 said 559, “Why 4069 does my lord 113 weep 1058?” Then he answered 559, “Because 3588 I know 3045 the evil 7463a that you will do 6213a to the sons 1121 of Israel 3478: their strongholds 4013 you will set 7971 on fire 784, and their young 970 men 970 you will kill 2026 with the sword 2719, and their little 5768 ones 5768 you will dash 7376 in pieces 7376, and their women 2030 with child 2030 you will rip 1234 up.”

 8:13 Then Hazael 2371 said 559, “But what 4100 is your servant 5650, [who is but] a dog 3611, that he should do 6213a this 2088 great 1419 thing 1697?” And Elisha 477 answered 559, “The LORD 3068 has shown 7200 me that you will be king 4428 over 5921 Aram 758.”

 8:14 So he departed 1980 from Elisha 477 and returned 935 to his master 113, who said 559 to him, “What 4100 did Elisha 477 say 559 to you?” And he answered 559, “He told 559 me that you would surely 2421a recover 2421a.”

 8:15 On the following 4283 day 4283, he took 3947 the cover 4345 and dipped 2881 it in water 4325 and spread 6566 it on his face 6440, so that he died 4191. And Hazael 2371 became 4427a king 4427a in his place 8478.

 8:16 ¶ Now in the fifth 2568 year 8141 of Joram 3141 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel 3478, Jehoshaphat 3092 being then the king 4428 of Judah 3063, Jehoram 3088 the son 1121 of Jehoshaphat 3092 king 4428 of Judah 3063 became 4427a king 4427a.

 8:17 He was thirty-two 7970 8147 years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427a king 4427a, and he reigned 4427a eight 8083 years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389.

 8:18 He walked 1980 in the way 1870 of the kings 4428 of Israel 3478, just 3512c as the house 1004 of Ahab 256 had done 6213a, for the daughter 1323 of Ahab 256 became 1961 his wife 802; and he did 6213a evil 7451a in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068.

 8:19 However, the LORD 3068 was not willing 14 to destroy 7843 Judah 3063, for the sake 4616 of David 1732 His servant 5650, since 3512c He had promised 559 him to give 5414 a lamp 5215a to him through his sons 1121 always 3605 3117.

 8:20 ¶ In his days 3117 Edom 112b revolted 6586 from under 8478 the hand 3027 of Judah 3063, and made 4427a a king 4427a over 5921 themselves.

 8:21 Then Joram 3141 crossed 5674a over 5674a to Zair 6811, and all 3605 his chariots 7393 with him. And he arose 6965 by night 3915 and struck 5221 the Edomites 112b who had surrounded 5437 him and the captains 8269 of the chariots 7393; but [his] army 5971a fled 5127 to their tents 168.

 8:22 So Edom 112b revolted 6586 against 4480 8478 3027 Judah 3063 to this 2088 day 3117. Then 227 Libnah 3841 revolted 6586 at the same 1931 time 6256.

 8:23 The rest 3499a of the acts 1697 of Joram 3141 and all 3605 that he did 6213a, are they not written 3789 in the Book 5612 of the Chronicles 1697 3117 of the Kings 4428 of Judah 3063?

 8:24 So Joram 3141 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and was buried 6912 with his fathers 1 in the city 5892b of David 1732; and Ahaziah 274 his son 1121 became 4427a king 4427a in his place 8478.

 8:25 ¶ In the twelfth 8147 6240 year 8141 of Joram 3141 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel 3478, Ahaziah 274 the son 1121 of Jehoram 3088 king 4428 of Judah 3063 began to reign 4427a.

 8:26 Ahaziah 274 [was] twenty-two 6242 8147 years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427a king 4427a, and he reigned 4427a one 259 year 8141 in Jerusalem 3389. And his mother’s 517 name 8034 [was] Athaliah 6271 the granddaughter 1323 of Omri 6018 king 4428 of Israel 3478.

 8:27 He walked 1980 in the way 1870 of the house 1004 of Ahab 256 and did 6213a evil 7451a in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, like the house 1004 of Ahab 256 [had done], because 3588 he was a son-in-law 2860a of the house 1004 of Ahab 256.

 8:28 ¶ Then he went 1980 with Joram 3141 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 to war 4421 against 5973 Hazael 2371 king 4428 of Aram 758 at Ramoth-gilead 7433, and the Arameans 761 wounded 5221 Joram 3141.

 8:29 So King 4428 Joram 3141 returned 7725 to be healed 7495 in Jezreel 3157 of the wounds 4347 which 834 the Arameans 761 had inflicted 5221 on him at Ramah 7414 when he fought 3898a against 854 Hazael 2371 king 4428 of Aram 758. Then Ahaziah 274 the son 1121 of Jehoram 3088 king 4428 of Judah 3063 went 3381 down 3381 to see 7200 Joram 3141 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 in Jezreel 3157 because 3588 he was sick 2470a.