2 Kings 8:11 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 8:11

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

That is, “And he (Elisha) settled his conntenance, and set it (toward Hazael), until he (Hazael) was ashamed.” Elisha fixed on Hazael a long and meaning look, until the latter’s eyes fell before his, and his cheek flushed. Elisha, it would seem, had detected the guilty thought that was in Hazael’s heart, and Hazael perceived that he had detected it. Hence the “shame.”

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

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.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּעֲמֵ֥ד	vai.ya.'a.Med	and he set	H5975 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
פָּנָ֖יו	pa.Nav	face his	H6440 →
וַיָּ֣שֶׂם	vai.Ya.sem	and he set	H7760 →
עַד־	'ad-	until	H5704 →
בֹּ֑שׁ	Bosh	was ashamed	H954 →
וַיֵּ֖בְךְּ	vai.Ye.vek	and he wept	H1058 →
אִ֥ישׁ	'ish	[the] man of	H376 →
הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃	ha.'E.lo.Him	<the> God	H430 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 119:136
My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
leads to
- Jeremiah 9:1
  Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 14:17
  You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow,…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ezekiel 9:4
  “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”
Through
Luke 19:41
As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
leads to
- Psalms 119:136
  My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 13:17
  But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 13:34–35
  O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you…
Through
Jeremiah 4:19
My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm…
leads to
- Isaiah 22:4
  Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Romans 9:2
I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
leads to
- Philippians 3:18
  For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

About 2 Kings

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 2 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About 2 Kings