2 Kings 8:13-14

13 Then Hazael said, "But what is your servant, ¹who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?" And Elisha answered, "²The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Aram."

14 So he departed from Elisha and returned to his master, who said to him, "What did Elisha say to you?" And he answered, "He told me that ³you would surely recover."

2 Kings 8:13-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 8

This chapter gives an account of some advice Elisha had formerly given to the Shunammite woman, and of the success of it, 2Ki 8:1-6 and of the sickness of the king of Syria, who sent to Elisha, then being at Damascus, by Hazael, to know whether he should recover; by whom a message was returned, and Hazael was told by the prophet he should be king of Syria, and exercise great cruelty in Israel, 2Ki 8:7-15 and of the bad reign of Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, over Judah, 2Ki 8:16-24 and of the reign of his son Ahaziah, 2Ki 8:25-29.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Samuel 17:43; 2 Samuel 9:8
• 2. 1 Kings 19:15
• 3. 2 Kings 8:10

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "said"
• [b] Lit "said"