2 Kings 8:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die.”
2 Kings 8:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 8:10 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 8:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Elisha said to him, “Go, tell him, ‘You will surely recover;’ however Yahweh has shown me that he will surely die.””
2 Kings 8:10 — World English Bible
2 Kings 8:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou shalt surely recover; howbeit Jehovah hath showed me that he shall surely die. ”
2 Kings 8:10 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 8:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Elisha saith unto him, `Go, say, Thou dost certainly not revive, seeing Jehovah hath shewed me that he doth surely die.'”
2 Kings 8:10 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 8:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, Thou wilt certainly recover. But Jehovah has shewn me that he shall certainly die. ”
2 Kings 8:10 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 8:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Elisha sayd to him, Goe, and say vnto him, Thou shalt recouer: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me, that he shall surely dye.”
2 Kings 8:10 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 8:10 in Context — 2 Kings 8
8 And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben–hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
10 And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die.
11 And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
12 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
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What Does 2 Kings 8:10 Mean?
2 Kings 8:10 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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