2 Kings 8:15
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| Overview - 2 Kings 8 | |
| 1 | The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the forewarned famine, for Elisha's miracle's sake has 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, kills his master, and succeeds him. |
| 16 | Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah. |
| 20 | Edom and Libnah revolt. |
| 23 | Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram. |
| 25 | Ahaziah's wicked reign. |
| 28 | He visits Joram, being wounded, at Jezreel. |
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2 Kings 8:15 (King James Version)
And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.
- And it came
- 13 ; 1 Samuel 16:12 1 Samuel 16:13 ; 1 Samuel 24:4-7 1 Samuel 24:13 26:9-11 1 Kings 11:26-37
- on the morrow
- Psalms 36:4 ; Micah 2:1
- that he took a thick cloth
- There is a considerable degree of ambiguity in this passage. The pronoun he is generally referred to Hazael; but Dr. Geddes and others are decidedly of the opinion, that we should understand by it Ben-hadad; who, encouraged by the favourable answer of Elisha, as reported by Hazael, adopted a violent remedy to allay the heat of his fever, and put over his face the {keever,} or fly-net, (See Note on 1 ; Sa 19:13, dipped in water, which suddenly checked the perspiration, and occasioned his death.
- so that he died
- 9:24 2 Kings 15:10-14 2 Kings 15:25 2 Kings 15:30 1 Kings 15:28 ; 1 Kings 16:10 1 Kings 16:18 Isaiah 33:1
- Hazael
- 13 ; 1 Kings 19:15