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2 Kings 8:11-13
Contemporary English Version
2 Kings 8:11-13
Contemporary English Version
11 Elisha stared at him until Hazael was embarrassed, then Elisha began crying.[a]
12 “Sir, why are you crying?” Hazael asked.
Elisha answered, “Because I know the terrible things you will do to the people of Israel. You will burn down their walled cities and slaughter their young men. You will even crush the heads of their babies and rip open their pregnant women.”
13 (A) “How could I ever do anything like that?” Hazael replied. “I'm only a servant and don't have that kind of power.”
“Hazael, the Lord has told me that you will be the next king of Syria.”
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- 8.11 Elisha stared … crying: Or “Hazael stared at him until Elisha was embarrassed and began to cry.”
2 Kings 8:11-13
New International Version
2 Kings 8:11-13
New International Version
11 He stared at him with a fixed gaze until Hazael was embarrassed.(A) Then the man of God began to weep.(B)
12 “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael.
“Because I know the harm(C) you will do to the Israelites,” he answered. “You will set fire to their fortified places, kill their young men with the sword, dash(D) their little children(E) to the ground, and rip open(F) their pregnant women.”
13 Hazael said, “How could your servant, a mere dog,(G) accomplish such a feat?”
“The Lord has shown me that you will become king(H) of Aram,” answered Elisha.
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