Passage Research
2 Kings 8 — Sermon Preparation
The Shunammite woman recovers her land; Hazael murders Ben-Hadad to become king of Aram; Jehoram and Ahaziah's wicked reigns in Judah are summarized. Below is a research summary for 2 Kings 8, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 29
- verses
- 516 / 167
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 9
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
2 Kings 8 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יוֹרָם | Yôwrâm | H3141 | 9 | Joram |
| אַחְאָב | ʼAchʼâb | H256 | 9 | Achab |
| חָיָה | châyâh | H2421 | 10 | live, revive |
| אֱלִישָׁע | ʼĔlîyshâʻ | H477 | 8 | Elisha |
| חֲזָאֵל | Chăzâʼêl | H2371 | 7 | Chazael |
| מָלַךְ | mâlak | H4427 | 9 | reign, ascend the throne |
| שָׁנֶה | shâneh | H8141 | 10 | year, revolution |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on 2 Kings 8, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Among other changes of men's minds by affliction, it often gives other thoughts of God's ministers, and teaches to value the counsels and prayers of those whom they have hated and despised. It was not in Hazael's countenance that Elisha read what he would do, but God revealed it to him, and it fetched tears from his eyes: the more foresight men have, the more grief they are liable to. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Kings 8:7–15 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Syria 1— 2 Kgs 8:13
- Jerusalem— 2 Kgs 8:17
- Edom— 2 Kgs 8:20
- Zair— 2 Kgs 8:21
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