2 Kings 8:11 KJV — MannaFest

2 Kings 8:11

And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.

KJV

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ASV

And he settled his countenance stedfastly upon him, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.

WEB

Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.

YLT

And he setteth his face, yea, he setteth it till he is ashamed, and the man of God weepeth.

DBT

And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed; and the man ofGod wept.

About this book

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2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.

Author: Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
Date: Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC

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15 verses on the floor

Luke 19:41
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
Psalms 119:136
Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.
Romans 9:2
That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.
Jeremiah 4:19
My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
Jeremiah 9:18
And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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The man of God could outface the man of war. It was not in Hazael's countenance that Elisha read what he would do, but God did, at this time, reveal it to him, and it fetched tears from his eyes. The more foresight men have the more grief they are liable to.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

he settled his countenance stedfastly until he was ashamed--that is, Hazael. The steadfast, penetrating look of the prophet seemed to have convinced Hazael that his secret designs were known. The deep emotions of Elisha were justified by the horrible atrocities which, too common in ancient warfare, that successful usurper committed in Israel (2Ki 10:32;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

He settled - The prophet fixed his eyes upon Hazael. Until - 'Till Hazael was ashamed, as apprehending the prophet discerned something of an evil and shameful nature in him.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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H1058114× in canon H954127× in canon

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

2KI 8:11PSA 119:136 JER 9:1
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2KI 8:11PSA 119:136 JER 14:17
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2KI 8:11LUK 19:41 PSA 119:136
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2KI 8:11LUK 19:41 JER 13:17
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2KI 8:11JER 4:19 ISA 22:4
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2KI 8:11LUK 19:41 LUK 13:34-35
2KI 8:11PSA 119:136 EZE 9:4
2KI 8:11ROM 9:2 PHP 3:18

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