Gehazi came and stood by his master. ‘Where did you go, Gehazi? ’ Elisha asked him. He replied, ‘Your servant didn’t go anywhere.’
2 Kings 8:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Hazael left Elisha and went to his master, who asked him, ‘What did Elisha say to you? ’ He responded, ‘He told me you are sure to recover.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 So 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then [Hazael] departed from Elisha and came to his master, who said to him, What did Elisha say to you? And he answered, He told me you would surely recover. American Standard Version (1901) Then 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 wouldest surely recover. Common English Bible Then Hazael left Elisha and returned to his master. “What did Elisha say to you?” Ben-hadad asked. “He told me that you will certainly live,” Hazael replied. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had departed from Elisha, he went to his lord, who said to him, "What did Elisha say to you?" And he responded: "He said to me, 'You shall receive health.' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he was departed from Eliseus, he came to his master, who said to him: What saith Eliseus to thee? And he answered: He told me: Thou shalt recover. |
Gehazi came and stood by his master. ‘Where did you go, Gehazi? ’ Elisha asked him. He replied, ‘Your servant didn’t go anywhere.’
Elisha told him, ‘Go and say to him, “You are sure to recover.” But the Lord has shown me that he is sure to die.’
The next day Hazael took a heavy cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over the king’s face. Ben-hadad died, and Hazael reigned in his place.
And from that time he started looking for a good opportunity to betray him.