the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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2 Reyes 8:13
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Entonces Hazael dijo: Pero, ¿qué es tu siervo, sino un perro, para que haga tan enorme cosa? Y Eliseo respondió: El Señor me ha mostrado que tú serás rey de Aram.
Kings 8:13"> 13 Y Hazael dijo: ¿Por qué? ¿es tu siervo perro, que hará esta gran cosa? Y respondió Eliseo: Jehová me ha mostrado que tú has de ser rey de Siria.
Y Hazael dijo: ¿Acaso es tu siervo, un perro, para que haga tan enorme cosa? Y respondió Eliseo: Jehová me ha mostrado que tú serás rey de Siria.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a dog: 1 Samuel 17:43, 2 Samuel 9:8, Psalms 22:16, Psalms 22:20, Isaiah 56:10, Isaiah 56:11, Matthew 7:6, Philippians 3:2, Revelation 22:15
he should do: Jeremiah 17:9, Matthew 26:33-35
The Lord: 2 Kings 8:10, 1 Kings 19:15, Micah 2:1
Reciprocal: Genesis 44:7 - General 2 Samuel 3:8 - Amos I a dog's head 2 Kings 8:15 - And it came 2 Kings 8:28 - Hazael 2 Kings 9:3 - I have anointed 2 Kings 13:3 - Hazael Proverbs 28:26 - that Joel 2:20 - because Mark 14:31 - he spake Luke 22:33 - I am
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Hazael said, but what, [is] thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing?.... What dost thou take me to be, a vile, impudent, fierce, and cruel creature, as a dog, to be guilty of so great inhumanity and barbarity as this? or what is thy servant? a dog, a mean abject creature, of no power and authority, incapable of doing such great things spoken of? to which sense not only what is predicted of him, said to be great, inclines, but what follows:
and Elisha answered, the Lord hath showed me that thou shall be king over Syria; and that thou shalt have power enough to do this; this declaration, according to Ben Gersom, was the anointing of him, predicted 1 Kings 19:15.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But what, is thy servant a dog? - This is a mistranslation, and conveys to the English reader a sense quite different from that of the original. Hazaelâs speech runs thus - âBut what is thy servant, this dog, that he should do this great thing?â He does not shrink from Elishaâs words, or mean to say that he would be a dog, could he act so cruelly as Elisha predicts he will. On the contrary, Elishaâs prediction has raised his hopes, and his only doubt is whether so much good fortune (âthis great thingâ) can be in store for one so mean. âDogâ here, as generally (though not always) in Scripture, has the sense of âmean,â âlow,â âcontemptible.â
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Kings 8:13. But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great things — I believe this verse to be wrongly interpreted by the general run of commentators. It is generally understood that Hazael was struck with horror at the prediction; that these cruelties were most alien from his mind; that he then felt distressed and offended at the imputation of such evils to him; and yet, so little did he know his own heart, that when he got power, and had opportunity, he did the whole with a willing heart and a ready hand. On the contrary, I think he was delighted at the prospect; and his question rather implies a doubt whether a person so inconsiderable as he is shall ever have it in his power to do such great, not such evil things; for, in his sight, they had no turpitude. The Hebrew text stands thus: ×× ×× ×¢××× ×××× ×× ××¢×©× ×××ר ××××× ××× ki mah abdecha hakkeleb, ki yaaseh haddabar haggadol hazzeh? "But, what! thy servant, this dog! that he should do this great work!" Or, "Can such a poor, worthless fellow, such a dead dog, [Î¿Ì ÎºÏ Ïν Î¿Ì ÏεθνηκÏÏ, Sept.,] perform such mighty actions? thou fillest me with surprise." And that this is the true sense, his immediate murder of his master on his return fully proves. "Our common version of these words of Hazael," as Mr. Patten observes, "has stood in the front of many a fine declamation utterly wide of his real sentiment. His exclamation was not the result of horror; his expression has no tincture of it; but of the unexpected glimpse of a crown! The prophet's answer is plainly calculated to satisfy the astonishment he had excited. A dog bears not, in Scripture, the character of a cruel, but of a despicable animal; nor does he who is shocked with its barbarity call it a GREAT deed." - David Vindicated.
