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2 Kings 8:8

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

And the king said to Hazael,.... The captain general of his army:take a present in thine hand, and go and meet the man of God, who, perhaps, was not as yet come into the city, only into the region of Damascus: or rather "with thee"; so the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions; and which Noldius approves of, since a burden of forty camels, 2Ki 8:9 could not be carried in the hand:and inquire of the Lord by him, saying, shall I recover of this disease?

he did not desire him to pray the Lord that he might recover, only was curious to know whether he should or not, see 2Ki 1:2. Ebr. Concord. Part. p. 189. No.

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