2 Raja-raja 8:4

8:4 Now the king was talking to Gehazi, the prophet’s ¹  servant, and said, “Tell me all the great things which Elisha has done.”

2 Raja-raja 8:8

8:8 So the king told Hazael, “Take a gift ²  and go visit the prophet. Request from him an oracle from the Lord. Ask him, ³  ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”

2 Raja-raja 8:11

8:11 Elisha ⁴  just stared at him until Hazael became uncomfortable. ⁵  Then the prophet started crying.

[8:4]  ¹ tn Heb “man of God’s.”

[8:8]  ² tn The Hebrew text also has “in your hand.”

[8:8]  ³ tn Heb “Inquire of the Lord through him, saying.”

[8:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he made his face stand [i.e., be motionless] and set [his face?] until embarrassment.”