2 Kings 8:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben–hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.”

2 Kings 8:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 8:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Kings 8:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick. He was told, “The man of God has come here.””

2 Kings 8:7 — World English Bible

2 Kings 8:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. ”

2 Kings 8:7 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 8:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Elisha cometh in to Damascus, and Ben-Hadad king of Aram is sick, and it is declared to him, saying, `The man of God hath come hither.'”

2 Kings 8:7 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 8:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-Hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him saying, The man ofGod is come hither. ”

2 Kings 8:7 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 8:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Elisha came to Damascus, and Ben-hadad the King of Aram was sicke, and one told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.”

2 Kings 8:7 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 8:7 in Context — 2 Kings 8

5 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.

6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.

7 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben–hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.

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?

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What Does 2 Kings 8:7 Mean?

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