Hazael Murders Ben-hadad

2 Kings 8

7 Now Elisha came to u Damascus. v Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick. And when it was told him, "The man of God has come here," 8 the king said to w Hazael, x "Take a present with you and go to meet the man of God, y and inquire of the Lord through him, saying, 'Shall I recover from this sickness?'" 9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, all kinds of goods of Damascus, forty camel loads. When he came and stood before him, he said, z "Your son Ben-hadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, 'Shall I recover from this sickness?'" 10 And Elisha said to him, a "Go, say to him, 'You shall certainly recover,' but the Lord has shown me that b he shall certainly die." 11 And he fixed his gaze and stared at him, c until he was embarrassed. And the man of God wept. 12 And Hazael said, "Why does my lord weep?" He answered, "Because I know d the evil that you will do to the people of Israel. You will set on fire their fortresses, and you will kill their young men with the sword e and dash in pieces their little ones and rip open their pregnant women." 13 And Hazael said, "What is your servant, f who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?" Elisha answered, g "The Lord has shown me that you are to be king over Syria." 14 Then he departed from Elisha and came to his master, who said to him, "What did Elisha say to you?" And he answered, "He told me h that you would certainly recover." 15 But the next day he took the bed cloth 1 and dipped it in water and spread it over his face, till he died. And Hazael became king in his place.

  1. Cross References
    1 Kings 11:24
    And he gathered men about him and became leader of a marauding band, after the killing by David. And they went to Damascus and lived there and made him king in Damascus.
  2. Cross References
    2 Kings 6:24
    Afterward Ben-hadad king of Syria mustered his entire army and went up and besieged Samaria.
    1 Kings 20:1
    Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together. Thirty-two kings were with him, and horses and chariots. And he went up and closed in on Samaria and fought against it.
  3. Cross References
    1 Kings 19:15
    And the Lord said to him, "Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. And when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.
    1 Kings 19:17
    And the one who escapes from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha put to death.
  4. Cross References
    1 Samuel 9:7
    Then Saul said to his servant, "But if we go, what can we bring the man? For the bread in our sacks is gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?
  5. Cross References
    2 Kings 1:2
    Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria, and lay sick; so he sent messengers, telling them, "Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness.
  6. Cross References
    2 Kings 5:13
    But his servants came near and said to him, "My father, it is a great word the prophet has spoken to you; will you not do it? Has he actually said to you, 'Wash, and be clean'?
  7. Cross References
    2 Kings 8:14
    Then he departed from Elisha and came to his master, who said to him, "What did Elisha say to you?" And he answered, "He told me that you would certainly recover.
  8. Cross References
    2 Kings 8:15
    But the next day he took the bed cloth and dipped it in water and spread it over his face, till he died. And Hazael became king in his place.
  9. Cross References
    2 Kings 2:17
    But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, "Send." They sent therefore fifty men. And for three days they sought him but did not find him.
  10. Cross References
    2 Kings 10:32
    In those days the Lord began to cut off parts o...
    2 Kings 12:17
    At that time Hazael king of Syria went up and f...
    2 Kings 13:3
    And the anger of the Lord was kindled against I...
    2 Kings 13:7
    For there was not left to Jehoahaz an army of m...
    2 Kings 13:22
    Now Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all t...
    Amos 1:3 - 4
    Thus says the Lord : "For three transgressions ...
  11. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:16
    Their infants will be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered and their wives ravished.
    Hosea 13:16
    Samaria shall bear her guilt, because she has rebelled against her God; they shall fall by the sword; their little ones shall be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.
    Nahum 3:10
    Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity; her infants were dashed in pieces at the head of every street; for her honored men lots were cast, and all her great men were bound in chains.
    Psalms 137:9
    Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock!
    Hosea 10:14
    Therefore the tumult of war shall arise among your people, and all your fortresses shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle; mothers were dashed in pieces with their children.
  12. Cross References
    1 Samuel 17:43
    And the Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
  13. Cross References
    1 Kings 19:15
    And the Lord said to him, "Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. And when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.
  14. Cross References
    2 Kings 8:10
    And Elisha said to him, "Go, say to him, 'You shall certainly recover,' but the Lord has shown me that he shall certainly die.
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