2 Kings 8:7 KJV
And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.
Matthew Henry
- Elisha consulted by Hazael, Death of BenhadadAmong 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...
Thompson Chains
- Man of GodSee the chain from Deuteronomy 33:1 · 10 links
- DamascusSee the chain from 2 Samuel 8:6 · 7 links
Cross References
- 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 Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
- 1 Kings 20:1 And Benhadad 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.
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 33:1 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
- 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.
- 1 Kings 13:1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
- 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 Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
- 1 Kings 20:34 And Benhadad 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.
- 2 Kings 1:9–10 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down. …
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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;
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Topics
Kings of Israel & Judah
- JehoramKing of Israel · 896–884 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible898–884 BC · Jehoram and Ahaziah reign in Judah; Jehoram reigns in Israel
Places
- DamascusTown · Location well established
- SyriaRegion · today Damascus · Location well established
- Places in 2 Kings 8 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- ElishaGod his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah (1 Kgs 19:16–19). His name first...
- DamascusActivity, the most ancient of Oriental cities; the capital of Syria (Isa 7:8; Isa 17:3); situated about 133 miles to the north of...
- Ben-hadadThe standing title of the Syrian kings, meaning “the son of Hadad.” (See Hadadezer.)
- Syria(Heb. Aram), the name in the Old Testament given to the whole country which lay to the north-east of Phoenicia, extending to beyond the...
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And Elisha אֱלִישָׁע ʾĕlîšāʿ אֱלִישָׁע Proper name
- came וַיָּבֹא wayyābōʾ בּוֹא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- to Damascus דַּמֶּשֶׂק dammeśeq דַּמֶּשֶׂק Proper name
- and Benhadad וּבֶן ûben בֶּן־הֲדַד Proper name · with and הֲדַד hădad בֶּן־הֲדַד Proper name
- the king מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Syria אֲרָם ʾărām אֲרָם Proper name
- was sick חֹלֶה ḥōlê חָלָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
- and it was told וַיֻּגַּד wayyuggad נָגַד Verb · hophal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- him, saying לוֹ lô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular לֵאמֹר lēʾmōr אָמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
- The man אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular construct
- of God הָאֱלֹהִים hāʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural · with the
- is come בָּא bāʾ בּוֹא Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- hither עַד ʿad Preposition הֵנָּה hēnnâ הֵנָּה Adverb
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