New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 8:15
15On the following day, he took the cover and dipped it in water and spread it on his face, 1so that he died. And Hazael became king in his place.
2 Kings 8:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)But the next day he took a thick cloth, soaked it in water and spread it over the king’s face, so that he died. Then Hazael succeeded him as king.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But it happened on the next day that he took a thick cloth and dipped it in water, and spread it over his face so that he died; and Hazael reigned in his place.
Context of 2 Kings 8:15
13Then Hazael said, “But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?” And Elisha answered, “The Lord has shown me that you will be king over Aram.” 14So 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 you would surely recover.” On the following day, he took the cover and dipped it in water and spread it on his face, so that he died. And Hazael became king in his place. 16Now in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then the king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah became king. 17He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Read all of 2 Kings 82 Kings 8:15 word by word
וַיְהִ֣י מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת וַיִּקַּ֤ח הַמַּכְבֵּר֙ וַיִּטְבֹּ֣ל בַּמַּ֔יִם וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ עַל־פָּנָ֖יו וַיָּמֹ֑ת וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ חֲזָהאֵ֖ל תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פRead the interlinear
- On the followingמׇחֳרָתmochŏrâth mochŏrâthâm · morrowH4283
- he tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- the coverמִכְבָּרmakbêr · grateH4345
- and dippedטָבַלţâbal · to dipH2881
- it in waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
- and spreadפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
- it on his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- so that he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- And Hazaelחֲזָהאֵלchăzâ'êl chăzâh'êl · HazaelH2371
- becameמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
- kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
- in his placeתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478
Cross-references for 2 Kings 8:15
- 2 Kings 8:13Then Hazael said, “But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?” And Elisha answered, “The Lord has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”
- 1 Samuel 16:12So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is he.”
- 1 Samuel 24:4The men of David said to him, “Behold, this is the day of which the Lord said to you, ‘Behold; I am about to give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it seems good to you.’” Then David arose and cut off the edge of Saul’s robe secretly.
- 1 Samuel 26:9But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the Lord’s anointed and be without guilt?”
- 1 Kings 11:26Then Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, also rebelled against the king.
- Psalms 36:4He plans wickedness upon his bed; He sets himself on a path that is not good; He does not despise evil.
- Micah 2:1Woe to those who scheme iniquity, Who work out evil on their beds! When morning comes, they do it, For it is in the power of their hands.
- 1 Samuel 19:13Michal took the household idol and laid it on the bed, and put a quilt of goats’ hair at its head, and covered it with clothes.
- 2 Kings 9:24And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength and shot Joram between his arms; and the arrow went through his heart and he sank in his chariot.
- 2 Kings 15:10Then Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him and struck him before the people and killed him, and reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 15:28So Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa king of Judah and reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 16:10Then Zimri went in and struck him and put him to death in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and became king in his place.
- Isaiah 33:1Woe to you, O destroyer, While you were not destroyed; And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously with him. As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed; As soon as you cease to deal treacherously, others will deal treacherously with you.
- 1 Kings 19:15The Lord said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus, and when you have arrived, you shall anoint Hazael king over Aram;
Commentaries on 2 Kings 8:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15A thick cloth - The versions, in general, understand this of a hairy or woollen cloth. So that he died - He was smothered, or suffocated.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15A thick cloth - Probably, a cloth or mat placed between the head and the upper part of the bedstead, which in Egypt and Assyria was often so shaped that pillows (in our sense) were unnecessary. The objection that Elisha is involved in the guilt of having suggested the deed, has no real force or value. Hazael was no more obliged to murder Benhadad because a prophet announced to him that he would one day be king of Syria, than David was obliged to murder…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 Among other changes of men's minds by affliction, it often gives other thoughts of God's ministers, and teaches to value the counsels and prayers of those whom they have hated and despised. It was not in Hazael's countenance that Elisha read what he would do, but God revealed it to him, and it fetched tears from his eyes: the more foresight men have, the more grief they are liable to. It is possible for a man, under the convictions and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Hazael reigned in his place: Although he delivered Elisha’s message to Ben-hadad, the next day he sped up Elisha’s prophecy by killing the king and taking the throne. Hazael might have wrongly thought the prophecy gave him a divine right.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. took a thick cloth, &c.--a coverlet. In the East, this article of bedding is generally a thick quilt of wool or cotton, so that, with its great weight, when steeped in water, it would be a fit instrument for accomplishing the murderous purpose, without leaving any marks of violence. It has been supposed by many doubtful that Hazael purposely murdered the king. But it is common for Eastern people to sleep with their faces covered with a mosquito net…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Kings 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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