2 Kings 8:6

2 Kings 8:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)The king asked the woman about it, and she told him. Then he assigned an official to her case and said to him, “Give back everything that belonged to her, including all the income from her land from the day she left the country until now.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed an official for her, saying, "Restore all that was hers, together with all the produce of the fields from the day that she left the land until now."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed a certain officer for her, saying, “Restore all that was hers, and all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the land until now.”

Context of 2 Kings 8:6

4And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done. 5And 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. 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. 7And 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. 8And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of Yhwh by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?

2 Kings 8:6 word by word

וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ לָאִשָּׁ֖ה וַתְּסַפֶּר־ל֑וֹ וַיִּתֶּן־לָ֣הּ הַמֶּלֶךְ֩ סָרִ֨יס אֶחָ֜ד לֵאמֹ֗ר הָשֵׁ֤יב אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לָהּ֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־תְּבוּאֹ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה מִיּ֛וֹם עָזְבָ֥ה אֶת־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְעַד־עָֽתָּה׃ פRead the interlinear

• And when the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• askedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• she toldסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• appointedנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• unto her a certainאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• officerסָרִיסsârîys sâris · eunuchH5631
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Restoreשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• hers, and all the fruitsתְּבוּאָהtebû'âh · produceH8393
• of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• since the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that she leftעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for 2 Kings 8:6

• 2 Kings 9:32And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.
• Genesis 37:36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
• 1 Chronicles 28:1And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.
• Deuteronomy 22:2And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again.
• Judges 11:13And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.
• 2 Samuel 9:7And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
• Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please Yhwh, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
• Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is in the hand of Yhwh, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 8:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6A certain officer - literally, “a certain eunuch” (margin). Eunuchs were now in common use at the Samaritan court (compare 2 Kings 9:32). They are ascribed to the court of David in Chronicles 1 Chronicles 28:1; and we may conjecture that they were maintained by Solomon. But otherwise we do not find them in the kingdom of Judah until the time of Hezekiah Isaiah 56:3-4.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Restore all: The woman not only got her land back, but Joram also ensured she received all the income from crops sold during her absence. Joram, who sometimes showed less noble traits (2 Kings 3:13–14; 6:31–33), demonstrated higher ethical standards than his father Ahab did with Naboth’s vineyard (1 Kings 21:1–16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. the king talked with Gehazi--Ceremonial pollution being conveyed by contact alone, there was nothing to prevent a conference being held with this leper at a distance; and although he was excluded from the town of Samaria, this reported conversation may have taken place at the gate or in one of the royal gardens. The providence of God so ordained that King Jehoram had been led to inquire, with great interest, into the miraculous deeds of Elisha, and…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 8:6

• Elisha
• Judge
• King
• Land
• Petition
• Property

In the dictionaries

• Gehazi
• Hazael
• Oppression
• Restore
• Shunem
• Agrarian Laws
• Elisha
• Eunuch
• Government
• Jehoahaz

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