Translations
Modern
Elisha answered, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die.”
Traditional
And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die.
Literal
And Elisha said to him, “Go, say, ‘Will you not surely recover?’ And YHWH has shown me that he will surely die.”
Latin
Dixitque ei Eliseus: Vade, dic ei: Sanaberis: porro ostendit mihi Dominus quia morte morietur.
Original
Hebrew
English
Elisha answered, “Go and tell him, ‘You will surely recover.’ But the LORD has shown me that in fact he will die.”
Notes
Elisha told Hazael to inform the king that he would recover because his illness was not deadly. However, Elisha knew Ben-hadad would die.
Events
People
Elisha: A prophet who succeeded Elijah
Glossary
Topics
Ben-Hadad: A King of Syria, Who Reigned During the Time of Ahab, Son of Ben-Hadad I Elisha: Prophecies of The Death of Ben-Hadad, King of Syria Falsehood: Hazael Hazael: Conspires Against, Murders, and Succeeds to the Throne of Ben-Hadad