2 Kings 8:7
And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.
KJV
Venit quoque Eliseus Damascum, et Benadad rex Syriæ ægrotabat : nuntiaveruntque ei, dicentes : Venit vir Dei huc.
Vulgate
Καὶ ἦλθεν Ἐλεισαῖε εἰς Δαμασκόν· καὶ υἱὸς Ἁδὲρ βασιλεὺς Συρίας ἠρρώστησεν· καὶ ἀνήγγειλαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες Ἥκει ὁ ἄνθρωπος τοῦ θεοῦ ἕως ὧδε.
LXX
And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.
ASV
וַ/יָּבֹ֤א אֱלִישָׁע֙ דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וּ/בֶן הֲדַ֥ד מֶֽלֶךְ אֲרָ֖ם חֹלֶ֑ה וַ/יֻּגַּד ל֣/וֹ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר בָּ֛א אִ֥ישׁ הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים עַד הֵֽנָּה
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5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 11:24 — And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
- 1Kgs 19:15 — 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:
- 1Kgs 20:1 — And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.
- 2Kgs 1:2 — 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 re
- 2Kgs 6:24 — And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
- Amos 1:4 — But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.
- Jer 40:5 — Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him amo