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Hazael Murders Ben-hadad

2 Kings 8:11

In 11 translations

BSB
Elisha fixed his gaze steadily on him until Hazael became uncomfortable. Then the man of God began to weep.
KJV
And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.stedfastly: Heb. and set it
WEB
He settled his gaze steadfastly on him, until he was ashamed. Then the man of God wept.
ASV
And he settled his countenance stedfastly upon him, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
LSV
And he sets his face, indeed, he sets [it] until he is ashamed, and the man of God weeps.
YLT
And he setteth his face, yea, he setteth [it] till he is ashamed, and the man of God weepeth.
DBY
And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed; and the man of God wept.Elohim
DRC
And he stood with him, and was troubled so far as to blush: and the man of God wept.
GNV
And hee looked vpon him stedfastly, till Hazael was ashamed, and the man of God wept.
JPS
And he settled his countenance stedfastly upon him, until he was ashamed; and the man of God wept.
LXXE
And he stood before him, and fixed his countenance till he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיַּעֲמֵ֥ד אֶת־פָּנָ֖יו וַיָּ֣שֶׂם עַד־בֹּ֑שׁ וַיֵּ֖בְךְּ אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ παρέστη τῷ προσώπῳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔθηκεν ἕως αἰσχύνης· καὶ ἔκλαυσεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος τοῦ Θεοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Luke 19:41As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
  • Romans 9:2I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
  • Jeremiah 4:19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm of battle.
  • Psalms 119:136My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
  • Jeremiah 9:18Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water.
  • Jeremiah 13:17But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
  • Jeremiah 9:1Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.
  • Philippians 3:18For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
  • Genesis 45:2But he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh’s household soon heard of it.
  • 2 Kings 2:17But when they pressed him to the point of embarrassment, he said, “Send them.” And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find Elijah.
  • John 11:35Jesus wept.
  • Acts 20:19I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.
  • Acts 20:31Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
  • Jeremiah 14:17You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.

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