2 Kings 8:7

Elisha Meets with Hazael

8:7 Elisha traveled to Damascus while King Ben Hadad of Syria was sick. The king 1  was told, “The prophet 2  has come here.”

2 Kings 8:15

8:15 The next day Hazael 3  took a piece of cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over Ben Hadad’s 4  face until he died. Then Hazael replaced him as king.

1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 tn Heb “man of God” (also a second time in this verse and in v. 11).

3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Hazael) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

4 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Ben Hadad) has been specified in the translation for clarity.