2 Kings 8 - New King James Version (NKJV)

The King Restores the Shunammite’s Land

8 Then Elisha spoke to the woman (A)whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise and go, you and your household, and stay wherever you can; for the Lord (B)has called for a (C)famine, and furthermore, it will come upon the land for seven years.” 2 So the woman arose and did according to the saying of the man of God, and she went with her household and dwelt in the land of the Philistines seven years.

3 It came to pass, at the end of seven years, that the woman returned from the land of the Philistines; and she went to make an appeal to the king for her house and for her land. 4 Then the king talked with (D)Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Tell me, please, all the great things Elisha has done.” 5 Now it happened, as he was telling the king how he had restored the dead to life, that there was the woman whose son he had (E)restored to life, appealing 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.” 6 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.”

Death of Ben-Hadad

7 Then Elisha went to Damascus, and (F)Ben-Hadad king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, “The man of God has come here.” 8 And the king said to (G)Hazael, (H)“Take a present in your hand, and go to meet the man of God, and (I)inquire of the Lord by him, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this disease?’ ” 9 So (J)Hazael went to meet him and took a present with him, of every good thing of Damascus, forty camel-loads; and he came and stood before him, and said, “Your son Ben-Hadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this disease?’ ”

10 And Elisha said to him, “Go, say to him, ‘You shall certainly recover.’ However the Lord has shown me that (K)he will really die.” 11 Then he [a]set his countenance in a stare until he was ashamed; and the man of God (L)wept. 12 And Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?”

He answered, “Because I know (M)the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: Their strongholds you will set on fire, and their young men you will kill with the sword; and you (N)will dash their children, and rip open their women with child.”

13 So Hazael said, “But what (O)is your servant—a dog, that he should do this gross thing?”

And Elisha answered, (P)“The Lord has shown me that you will become king over Syria.”

14 Then he departed from Elisha, and came to his master, who said to him, “What did Elisha say to you?” And he answered, “He told me you would surely recover.” 15 But it happened on the next day that he took a thick cloth and dipped it in water, and spread it over his face so that he died; and Hazael reigned in his place.

Jehoram Reigns in Judah(Q)

16 Now (R)in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Jehoshaphat having been king of Judah, (S)Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat began to reign as [b]king of Judah. 17 He was (T)thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for (U)the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. 19 Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah, for the sake of His servant David, (V)as He promised him to give a lamp to him and his sons forever.

20 In his days (W)Edom revolted against Judah’s authority, (X)and made a king over themselves. 21 So [c]Joram went to Zair, and all his chariots with him. Then he rose by night and attacked the Edomites who had surrounded him and the captains of the chariots; and the troops fled to their tents. 22 Thus Edom has been in revolt against Judah’s authority to this day. (Y)And Libnah revolted at that time.

23 Now the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 24 So Joram [d]rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. Then (Z)Ahaziah[e] his son reigned in his place.

Ahaziah Reigns in Judah(AA)

25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, began to reign. 26 Ahaziah was (AB)twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri, king of Israel. 27 (AC)And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab, for he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab.

28 Now he went (AD)with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Syria at (AE)Ramoth Gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. 29 Then (AF)King Joram went back to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which the Syrians had inflicted on him at [f]Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. (AG)And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 8:11 fixed his gaze
  2. 2 Kings 8:16 Co-regent with his father
  3. 2 Kings 8:21 Jehoram, v. 16
  4. 2 Kings 8:24 Died and joined his ancestors
  5. 2 Kings 8:24 Or Azariah or Jehoahaz
  6. 2 Kings 8:29 Ramoth, v. 28

Cross references

  1. 2 Kings 8:1 : 2 Kin. 4:18, 31–35
  2. 2 Kings 8:1 : Ps. 105:16; Hag. 1:11
  3. 2 Kings 8:1 : 2 Sam. 21:1; 1 Kin. 18:2; 2 Kin. 4:38; 6:25
  4. 2 Kings 8:4 : 2 Kin. 4:12; 5:20–27
  5. 2 Kings 8:5 : 2 Kin. 4:35
  6. 2 Kings 8:7 : 2 Kin. 6:24
  7. 2 Kings 8:8 : 1 Kin. 19:15
  8. 2 Kings 8:8 : 1 Sam. 9:7; 1 Kin. 14:3; 2 Kin. 5:5
  9. 2 Kings 8:8 : 2 Kin. 1:2
  10. 2 Kings 8:9 : 1 Kin. 19:15
  11. 2 Kings 8:10 : 2 Kin. 8:15
  12. 2 Kings 8:11 : Luke 19:41
  13. 2 Kings 8:12 : 2 Kin. 10:32; 12:17; 13:3, 7; Amos 1:3, 4
  14. 2 Kings 8:12 : 2 Kin. 15:16; Hos. 13:16; Amos 1:13; Nah. 3:10
  15. 2 Kings 8:13 : 1 Sam. 17:43; 2 Sam. 9:8
  16. 2 Kings 8:13 : 1 Kin. 19:15
  17. 2 Kings 8:16 : 2 Chr. 21:1–20
  18. 2 Kings 8:16 : 2 Kin. 1:17; 3:1
  19. 2 Kings 8:16 : 2 Chr. 21:3
  20. 2 Kings 8:17 : 2 Chr. 21:5–10
  21. 2 Kings 8:18 : 2 Kin. 8:26, 27
  22. 2 Kings 8:19 : 2 Sam. 7:13; 1 Kin. 11:36; 15:4; 2 Chr. 21:7
  23. 2 Kings 8:20 : Gen. 27:40; 2 Chr. 21:8–10
  24. 2 Kings 8:20 : 1 Kin. 22:47
  25. 2 Kings 8:22 : Josh. 21:13; 2 Kin. 19:8; 2 Chr. 21:10
  26. 2 Kings 8:24 : 2 Chr. 22:1, 7
  27. 2 Kings 8:25 : 2 Chr. 22:1–6
  28. 2 Kings 8:26 : 2 Chr. 22:2
  29. 2 Kings 8:27 : 2 Chr. 22:3, 4
  30. 2 Kings 8:28 : 2 Chr. 22:5
  31. 2 Kings 8:28 : 1 Kin. 22:3, 29
  32. 2 Kings 8:29 : 2 Kin. 9:15
  33. 2 Kings 8:29 : 2 Kin. 9:16; 2 Chr. 22:6, 7

You Might Also Like:

2 Kings 8 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

8 And Elisha spake unto the woman whose son he had revived, saying, `Rise and go, thou and thy household, and sojourn where thou dost sojourn, for Jehovah hath called for a famine, and also, it is coming unto the land seven years.' 2 And the woman riseth, and doth according to the word of the man of...
Read More

2 Kings 8 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

8 Forsooth Elisha spake to the woman, whose son he made to live, and said, Rise thou, and go, both thou and thine house, and go in pilgrimage/and make pilgrimage, wherever thou shalt find it best; for the Lord shall call hunger, and it shall come upon the land seven years. (For Elisha spoke to the w...
Read More

2 Kings 8 - World English Bible (WEB)

8 Now Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise, and go, you and your household, and stay for a while wherever you can; for Yahweh has called for a famine. It will also come on the land for seven years.” 2 The woman arose, and did according to the man of God’s ...
Read More

2 Kings 8 - The Voice (VOICE)

8 Elisha went and warned the mother of the boy whom he had brought back to life.Elisha: Get up and gather together your family and servants. Travel as far away from here as you can, and live as a resident alien. The Eternal is going to cause a great famine in the land for the next seven years. 2 The...
Read More

2 Kings 8 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

The Shunammite’s Land Restored8 Now Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life saying, “Arise and go with your household, and stay wherever you can stay, because Adonai has called for a famine—indeed it has already come—on the land for seven years.” 2 So the woman arose and did acc...
Read More

2 Kings 8 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

The Shunammite Woman’s Land Restored8 Now Eli′sha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, and depart with your household, and sojourn wherever you can; for the Lord has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years.” 2 So the woman arose, and did accor...
Read More

2 Kings 8 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

The Shunammite Woman’s Land Restored8 Now Eli′sha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, and depart with your household, and sojourn wherever you can; for the Lord has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years.” 2 So the woman arose, and did accor...
Read More

2 Kings 8 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

The Shunammite Woman’s Land Restored8 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Get up and go with your household, and settle wherever you can; for the Lord has called for a famine, and it will come on the land for seven years.” 2 So the woman got up and did according to ...
Read More

2 Kings 8 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

The Shunammite Woman’s Land Restored8 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, ‘Get up and go with your household, and settle wherever you can; for the Lord has called for a famine, and it will come on the land for seven years.’ 2 So the woman got up and did according to ...
Read More

2 Kings 8 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The Shunammite Woman’s Land Restored8 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Get up and go with your household and settle wherever you can, for the Lord has called for a famine, and it will come on the land for seven years.”(A)2 So the woman got up and did according to ...
Read More

2 Kings 8 - New Living Translation (NLT)

The Woman from Shunem Returns Home8 Elisha had told the woman whose son he had brought back to life, “Take your family and move to some other place, for the Lord has called for a famine on Israel that will last for seven years.” 2 So the woman did as the man of God instructed. She took her family an...
Read More

2 Kings 8 - New Life Version (NLV)

The Shunammite’s Land Given Back8 Now Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had brought back to life. He said, “Get ready and go with those of your house. Stay in whatever country you can. For the Lord has called for a time of no food. It will come upon the land for seven years.” 2 So the woman go...
Read More

2 Kings 8 - New King James Version (NKJV)

The King Restores the Shunammite’s Land8 Then Elisha spoke to the woman (A)whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise and go, you and your household, and stay wherever you can; for the Lord (B)has called for a (C)famine, and furthermore, it will come upon the land for seven years.” 2 So the ...
Read More

2 Kings 8 - New International Version - UK (NIVUK)

The Shunammite’s land restored8 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, ‘Go away with your family and stay for a while wherever you can, because the Lord has decreed a famine in the land that will last seven years.’ 2 The woman proceeded to do as the man of God said. She...
Read More

2 Kings 8 - New International Version (NIV)

The Shunammite’s Land Restored8 Now Elisha had said to the woman(A) whose son he had restored to life, “Go away with your family and stay for a while wherever you can, because the Lord has decreed a famine(B) in the land that will last seven years.”(C) 2 The woman proceeded to do as the man of God s...
Read More

2 Kings 8 - New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

The Woman From Shunem Gets Her Land Back8 Elisha had brought a woman’s son back to life. He had said to her, “Go away with your family. Stay for a while anywhere you can. The Lord has decided that there won’t be enough food in the land. That will be true for seven years.” 2 The woman did just as th...
Read More

2 Kings 8 - New English Translation (NET)

Elisha Again Helps the Shunammite Woman8 Now Elisha advised the woman whose son he had brought back to life, “You and your family should go and live somewhere else for a while,[a] for the Lord has decreed that a famine will overtake the land for seven years.” 2 So the woman did as the prophet said....
Read More