2 Kings 8:7

Context

Elisha Meets with Hazael

8:7 Elisha traveled to Damascus while King Ben Hadad of Syria was sick. The king¹ was told, “The prophet² has come here.”

2 Kings 8:15

Context
8:15 The next day Hazael³ took a piece of cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over Ben Hadad’s⁴ face until he died. Then Hazael replaced him as king.

[8:7] ¹tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:7] ²tn Heb “man of God” (also a second time in this verse and in v. 11).

[8:15] ³tn Heb “he”; the referent (Hazael) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:15] ⁴tn Heb “his”; the referent (Ben Hadad) has been specified in the translation for clarity.