2 Kings 8
- 1Then Elisha spoke to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go you and your household, and stay wherever you can stay. For the Lord has called for a famine. It shall also come on the land seven years.
- 2And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and stayed in the land of the Philistines seven years.
- 3At the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went out to cry to the king for her house and for her land.
- 4And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray you, all the great things that Elisha has done.
- 5As he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried 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, who Elisha restored to life.
- 6And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed to her an officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.
- 7And Elisha came to Damascus. Benhadad the king of Syria was sick. It was told him, saying, The man of God has come here.
- 8And the king said to Hazael, Take a present in your hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
- 9So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Your son Benhadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
- 10And Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, You may certainly recover: however the Lord has showed me that he shall surely die.
- 11And he settled his face firmly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
- 12And Hazael said, Why weeps my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: their strong holds will you set on fire, and their young men will you kill with the sword, and will dash their children, and rip up their women pregnant.
- 13And Hazael said, But what, is your servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord has showed me that you shall be king over Syria.
- 14So he left Elisha, and came to his master. Who said to him, What said Elisha to you? And he answered, He told me that you should surely recover.
- 15The next day, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his place.
- 16And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
- 17Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
- 18And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab. For the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
- 19Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him always a light, and to his children.
- 20In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
- 21So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and struck the Edomites which surrounded him, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
- 22Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
- 23And 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?
- 24And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.
- 25In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.
- 26Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
- 27And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab. For he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.
- 28And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram.
- 29And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 2 Kings 8 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVThen spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
GIGAKJVThen Elisha spoke to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go you and your household, and stay wherever you can stay. For the Lord has called for a famine. It shall also come on the land seven years.
KJVAnd the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.
GIGAKJVAnd the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and stayed in the land of the Philistines seven years.
KJVAnd it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
GIGAKJVAt the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went out to cry to the king for her house and for her land.
KJVAnd the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.
GIGAKJVAnd the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray you, all the great things that Elisha has done.
KJVAnd it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried 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.
GIGAKJVAs he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried 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, who Elisha restored to life.
KJVAnd when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.
GIGAKJVAnd when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed to her an officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Elisha came to Damascus. Benhadad the king of Syria was sick. It was told him, saying, The man of God has come here.
KJVAnd the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
GIGAKJVAnd the king said to Hazael, Take a present in your hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
KJVSo Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
GIGAKJVSo Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Your son Benhadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
KJVAnd Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die.
GIGAKJVAnd Elisha said to him, Go, say to him, You may certainly recover: however the Lord has showed me that he shall surely die.
KJVAnd he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
GIGAKJVAnd he settled his face firmly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
KJVAnd Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
GIGAKJVAnd Hazael said, Why weeps my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: their strong holds will you set on fire, and their young men will you kill with the sword, and will dash their children, and rip up their women pregnant.
KJVAnd Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
GIGAKJVAnd Hazael said, But what, is your servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord has showed me that you shall be king over Syria.
KJVSo he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover.
GIGAKJVSo he left Elisha, and came to his master. Who said to him, What said Elisha to you? And he answered, He told me that you should surely recover.
KJVAnd it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.
GIGAKJVThe next day, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his place.
KJVAnd in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Je hoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
GIGAKJVAnd in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
KJVThirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
GIGAKJVThirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
KJVAnd he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
GIGAKJVAnd he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab. For the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
KJVYet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.
GIGAKJVYet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him always a light, and to his children.
KJVSo Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
GIGAKJVSo Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and struck the Edomites which surrounded him, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
KJVYet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
GIGAKJVYet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
KJVAnd Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
GIGAKJVAnd Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.
KJVTwo and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
GIGAKJVTwo and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
KJVAnd he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.
GIGAKJVAnd he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab. For he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.
KJVAnd he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
GIGAKJVAnd he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead, and the Syrians wounded Joram.
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