2 Kings 8:4

And 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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ ve.ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
talked	מְדַבֵּר֙ me.da.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute
Gehazi	גֵּ֣חֲזִ֔י ge.cha.Zi	H1522	Gechazi · proper noun, a man's name
servant	נַ֥עַר Na.'ar	H5288	(concretely) a boy (as active) · noun, common masculine singular construct
man	אִישׁ 'ish-	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
Tell	סַפְּרָה sa.pe.rah-	H5608	properly · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + paragogic he
things	הַגְּדֹל֖וֹת ha.ge.do.Lot	H1419	great (in any sense) · definite article + adjective, feminine plural absolute
Elisha	אֱלִישָֽׁע 'e.li.Sha'	H477	Elisha · proper noun, a man's name
done	עָשָׂ֥ה 'a.Sah	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Kings 5:20-27 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that…
2 Kings 2:14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had s…
2 Kings 2:20-22 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
2 Kings 2:24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tar…
2 Kings 3:14-16 And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of…
2 Kings 4:3-6 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
2 Kings 4:12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.
2 Kings 4:16-17 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 8:1-6

Here we have, I. The wickedness of Israel punished with a long famine, one of God's sore judgments often threatened in the law. Canaan, that fruitful land, was turned into barrenness, for the iniquity of those that dwelt therein. The famine in Samaria was soon relieved by the raising of that siege, but neither that judgment nor that mercy had a due influence upon them, and therefore the Lord called for another famine; for when he judgeth he will overcome. If less judgments do not prevail to bring men to repentance, he will send greater and longer; they are at his beck, and will come when he calls for them. He does, by his ministers, call for reformation and obedience, and, if those calls be…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 8:4

the king talked with Gehazi--Ceremonial pollution being conveyed by contact alone, there was nothing to prevent a conference being held with this leper at a distance; and although he was excluded from the town of Samaria, this reported conversation may have taken place at the gate or in one of the royal gardens. The providence of God so ordained that King Jehoram had been led to inquire, with great interest, into the miraculous deeds of Elisha, and that the prophet's servant was in the act of relating the marvellous incident of the restoration of the Shunammite's son when she made her appearance to prefer her request. The king was pleased to grant it; and a state officer was charged to affor…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 8:4

The king talked with Gehazi - This is supposed to have happened before the cleansing of Naaman, for is it likely that the king would hold conversation with a leprous man; or that, knowing Gehazi had been dismissed with the highest disgrace from the prophet's service, he could hold any conversation with him concerning his late master, relative to whom he could not expect him to give either a true or impartial account? Some think that this conversation might have taken place after Gehazi became leprous; the king having an insatiable curiosity to know the private history of a man who had done such astonishing things: and from whom could he get this information, except from the prophet's own con…

Dictionary and topics

Gehazi — Valley of vision, Elisha’s trusted servant (2 Kings 4:31; 5:25; 8:4, 5). He appears in connection with the history of the Shunammite (2 Kings 4:14, 31) and of Naaman the Syrian. On this latter…
Hazael — Whom God beholds, an officer of Ben-hadad II., king of Syria, who ultimately came to the throne, according to the word of the Lord to Elijah (1 Kings 19:15), after he had put the king to death (2…
Jehoram — Jehovah-exalted. (1.) Son of Toi, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate David on the occasion of his victory over Hadadezer (2 Sam. 8:10). (2.) A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr.…
Shunem — Two resting-places, a little village in the tribe of Issachar, to the north of Jezreel and south of Mount Gilboa (Josh. 19:18), where the Philistines encamped when they came against Saul (1 Sam.…
Elisha · woman — woman
Gehazi · Mentions to King Jehoram the miracles of Elisha, his master — Mentions to King Jehoram the miracles of Elisha, his master
Joram · .Inquires for the particulars concerning Elisha’s miracles — .Inquires for the particulars concerning Elisha’s miracles
Judge · Kings and other rulers as — Kings and other rulers as
King · Acts as — Acts as
Land · Rights in, alienated — Rights in, alienated
Property · .By absence — .By absence

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 8:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 8:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 8:4

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 8:4

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2 Kings 8:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 8:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 8:4

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 8:4

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Kings 8:4

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 8:4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 8:4-5

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