2 Kings 8:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

And it happened on the next day, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his place.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֣י מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת וַיִּקַּ֤ח הַמַּכְבֵּר֙ וַיִּטְבֹּ֣ל בַּמַּ֔יִם וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂ עַל־פָּנָ֖יו וַיָּמֹ֑ת וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ חֲזָהאֵ֖ל תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

Transliteration

And yəhî on the mimmŏḥŏrāt, and yiqqaḥ the makbēr and yiṭbōl in the mayim, and yiprōś over pānāw and yāmōt. And yimlōk ḥăzāhʾēl in his place.

Grammar Details

• *yəhî*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - it happened
• *mimmŏḥŏrāt*: preposition + noun, feminine singular - next day
• *yiqqaḥ*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he took
• *makbēr*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the cloth/coverlet
• *yiṭbōl*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he dipped
• *mayim*: noun, masculine plural with definite article - the water
• *yiprōś*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he spread
• *pānāw*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his face
• *yāmōt*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he died
• *yimlōk*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - he reigned
• *ḥăzāhʾēl*: proper noun - Hazael

Word Meanings

• *makbēr*: thick cloth/coverlet/blanket/bed covering
• *yiṭbōl*: dipped/immersed/soaked
• *yiprōś*: spread/stretched out/laid out

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But the next day, Hazael took a thick cloth, soaked it in water, and spread it over the king's face until he died. Then Hazael became king in his place.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass on the morrow,{H4283} that he took{H3947} the coverlet,{H4346} and dipped{H2881} it in water,{H4325} and spread{H6566} it on his face,{H6440} so that he died:{H4191} and Hazael{H2371} reigned{H4427} in his stead.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass on the morrow{H4283}, that he took{H3947}{(H8799)} a thick cloth{H4346}, and dipped{H2881}{(H8799)} it in water{H4325}, and spread{H6566}{(H8799)} it on his face{H6440}, so that he died{H4191}{(H8799)}: and Hazael{H2371} reigned{H4427}{(H8799)} in his stead.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But on the nexte daye he toke ye bed couerynge, and dypte it in water, and spred it ouer him, and he dyed, & Hasael was kynge in his steade.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And on the morow he tooke a thick cloth and dipt in it water, and spread it on his face, & hee dyed: and Hazael reigned in his stead.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And on the morowe it fortuned, that he toke a thycke cloth, and dipt it in water, and spread it on his face: & he died, and Hazael raigned in his steade.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped [it] in water, and spread [it] on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened on the next day, that he took the coverlet, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his place.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that he taketh the coarse cloth, and dippeth in water, and spreadeth on his face, and he dieth, and Hazael reigneth in his stead.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took the coverlet, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took the coverlet, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now on the day after, Hazael took the bed-cover, and making it wet with water, put it over Ben-hadad's face, causing his death: and Hazael became king in his place.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened on the next day, that he took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died. Then Hazael reigned in his place.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The next day Hazael took a piece of cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over Ben Hadad’s face until he died. Then Hazael replaced him as king.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 8:13 : 13 And Hazael said, "But what, is your servant a dog, that he should do this great thing?" And Elisha answered, "The LORD has shown me that you shall be king over Syria."
• 2 Kgs 9:24 : 24 And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and struck Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sank down in his chariot.
• 2 Kgs 15:10-14 : 10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and struck him before the people, and killed him, and reigned in his place. 11 And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, indeed, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 12 This was the word of the LORD which he spoke to Jehu, saying, 'Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.' And so it came to pass. 13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. 14 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and killed him, and reigned in his place.
• 2 Kgs 15:25 : 25 But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and struck him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his place.
• 2 Kgs 15:30 : 30 And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and struck him, and killed him, and reigned in his place, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
• Ps 36:4 : 4 He devises mischief upon his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not abhor evil.
• Isa 33:1 : 1 Woe to you who plunder, though you were not plundered; and who deal treacherously, though they did not deal treacherously with you! When you cease to plunder, you will be plundered; when you stop dealing treacherously, they will deal treacherously with you.
• Mic 2:1 : 1 Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light, they practice it because it is in the power of their hand.
• 1 Sam 16:12-13 : 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and with a beautiful countenance, and good to look upon. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
• 1 Sam 24:4-7 : 4 And the men of David said to him, Behold, the day of which the LORD said to you, Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do to him as it seems good to you. Then David arose and cut off the edge of Saul's robe secretly. 5 And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart struck him, because he had cut off Saul's robe. 6 And he said to his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth my hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD. 7 So David restrained his servants with these words and did not allow them to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave and went on his way.
• 1 Sam 24:13 : 13 As says the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness comes from the wicked: but my hand shall not be upon you.
• 1 Sam 26:9-9 : 9 And David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD's anointed and be guiltless?" 10 David said furthermore, "As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he shall go down into battle and perish." 11 The LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD's anointed. But, please, take now the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let us go."
• 1 Kgs 11:26-37 : 26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow, even he raised his hand against the king. 27 And this was the cause that he raised his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaks in the city of David his father. 28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the work of the house of Joseph. 29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the way; and he had clothed himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field. 30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and tore it in twelve pieces. 31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take ten pieces: for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you. 32 (But he shall have one tribe for the sake of my servant David, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.) 33 Because they have forsaken me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do what is right in my eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father. 34 However, I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes. 35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it to you, even ten tribes. 36 And to his son I will give one tribe, that David my servant may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself to put my name there. 37 And I will take you, and you shall reign according to all that your soul desires, and shall be king over Israel.
• 1 Kgs 15:28 : 28 Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.
• 1 Kgs 16:10 : 10 Zimri went in and struck him down and killed him in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.
• 1 Kgs 16:18 : 18 When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king's house and burned the king's house down over himself with fire and died,
• 1 Kgs 19:15 : 15 And the LORD said to him, Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus, and when you arrive, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.