2 Kings 8:8

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?

And the king {H4428} said {H559} unto Hazael {H2371}, Take {H3947} a present {H4503} in thine hand {H3027}, and go {H3212}, meet {H7125} the man {H376} of God {H430}, and enquire {H1875} of the LORD {H3068} by him, saying {H559}, Shall I recover {H2421} of this disease {H2483}?

The king said to Haza'el, "Take with you a gift, go meet the man of God and consult ADONAI through him; ask if I will recover from this illness."

So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”

And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thy hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of Jehovah by him, saying, Shall I recover of this sickness?

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Cross-References

  • 2 Kings 1:2 (5 votes)

    And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that [was] in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.

  • 1 Kings 19:15 (5 votes)

    And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael [to be] king over Syria:

  • 1 Samuel 9:7 (4 votes)

    Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, [if] we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and [there is] not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

  • 1 Kings 14:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.

  • 1 Kings 14:4 (2 votes)

    And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.

  • 2 Kings 1:6 (2 votes)

    And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, [Is it] not because [there is] not a God in Israel, [that] thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

  • Luke 13:23 (2 votes)

    ¶ Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,