2 Kings 8:11

11 He stared at him with a fixed gaze until Hazael was embarrassed. Then the man of God began to weep.

2 Kings 8:11 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
11 And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
English Standard Version (ESV)
11 And he fixed his gaze and stared at him, until he was embarrassed. And the man of God wept.
New Living Translation (NLT)
11 Elisha stared at Hazael with a fixed gaze until Hazael became uneasy. Then the man of God started weeping.
The Message Bible (MSG)
11 Elisha then stared hard at Hazael, reading his heart. Hazael felt exposed and dropped his eyes. Then the Holy Man wept.
American Standard Version (ASV)
11 And he settled his countenance stedfastly [upon him], until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
11 He stared at him until he became embarrassed. Then the man of God began to cry.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
11 Then Elisha stared steadily at him until Hazael was ashamed. The man of God wept,
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
11 Elisha stared at him without looking away. He did it until Hazael felt ashamed. Then the man of God began to sob.

2 Kings 8:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 8:11

And he settled his countenance steadfastly
Refrained himself as much as possible, that he might not weep, as some Jewish writers interpret it; or, as others, he turned his face on one side, and covered it with his hands, that Hazael might not see him weep; or rather he set his face on Hazael, and looked at him so wistly:

until he was ashamed;
that is, Hazael; the prophet looked him out of countenance:

and the man of God wept;
at the thought of what calamities the man before him, he looked on, would be the cause of in Israel, as the following words show.

2 Kings 8:11 In-Context

9 Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him as a gift forty camel-loads of all the finest wares of Damascus. 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?’ ”
10 Elisha answered, “Go and say to him, ‘You will certainly recover.’ Nevertheless, the LORD has revealed to me that he will in fact die.”
11 He stared at him with a fixed gaze until Hazael was embarrassed. Then the man of God began to weep.
12 “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the harm you will do to the Israelites,” he answered. “You will set fire to their fortified places, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little children to the ground, and rip open their pregnant women.”
13 Hazael said, “How could your servant, a mere dog, accomplish such a feat?” “The LORD has shown me that you will become king of Aram,” answered Elisha.

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