About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible:

About the Author of the Blogsite, Not the Author of the Bible: Since the Lord had it on my heart to write this blog, I was uncertain of how to accomplish this, mindful of Revelation 22:18-19, which says that nobody is to add to, or to take away from what was written in the Bible. After lots of prayerful contemplation, the Lord had it on my heart that I’m not to change the meaning of what is written in the Bible. He has also shown ways to add to people’s understating of that meaning, without altering the meaning, by putting that info within [brackets]. This is primarily accomplished with the KJV Bible and lots of prayers, but at times, BibleGateway.com, Biblehub.com, NIV Bible, Webster Dictionary, and other internet resources, as needed. Debra Seiling

About Understanding the Bible:

Understanding the Bible: After reading Isaiah 28:10 many times over the years and not totally understanding it, it recently became apparent to me that the Lord God has this passage as the means for understanding the Bible. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. Isaiah 28:10 KJV. Being prayerful about this passage, and looking up 'precept' in the Webster's Dictionary, it gave this passage a whole new meaning, once 'commandment' is substituted for 'precept'. Within brackets are additional words the Lord had on my heart to aid in understanding the meaning. For commandment must be [built up] upon commandment; commandment upon commandment; line upon line, line upon line; [developing understanding] here a little, and there a little.

The Table Format:

The Table Format: I was overwhelmed with how to explain the process for determining if someone had leprosy in Leviticus 13, which seemed very complicated. After praying, "Lord, if this is difficult for me to understand after reading it many times, how can this be explained to others?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was for me to put it into a vertical chart to visually see the process. This made it much easier for me to follow the progression. After doing so, I prayed, "Lord, how can this be conveyed to readers, so that they can understand this process?" The thought the Lord God had on my heart was to put it within the lines of a table. Being a stiff-necked, stubborn person, as it's often called in the Bible, I prayed, asking the Lord God if He's sure that's really what He wanted me to do? I reluctantly put Leviticus 13 into a table format. When I read this difficult leprosy process within a table format, it suddenly became easier for me to understand. That's because it builds line upon line, as explained in the Understanding the Bible section. Shortly after that, the Lord God had it on my heart, to put all of The Books of the Bible in Smaller Chunks within a table format, to aid in understanding, line upon line.
By 2/20/26 All Chapters of the Bible [in Smaller Chunks] Will Be Posted. If you want to read any chapters, just Click the desired Book of the Bible on the Right, and Click on the chapters of that Book of the Bible you want to read. My personal recommendation for those who are just beginning reading the Bible, is to start in the New Testament first.

2 Kings 8:1-29 Hazael Asks Elisha if BenHadad, Syria's King will Recover

 

Below: Some Names are Underlined for Clarity, Since Their Names are Similar

Hazael Asks Elisha if BenHadad, Syria's King will Recover

2 Kings 8:1-29                              2 Kings [in Smaller Chunks]

Then, Elisha [spoke] to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, you & your household go, & [stay wherever] you can, for the Lord [has] called for a famine that shall come upon the land [for] 7 years.

And the woman arose, & did [according to what] the man of God [said.] [So,] she, & her household went with her, & [stayed] in the land of the Philistines [for] 7 years. And it [happened after] the 7 years, that the woman [left] out of the land of the Philistines, & returned. And she went to cry [out & appeal] to the king for her house & her land. 

And the king talked with Gehazi, the man of God's servant, saying, I pray [that] you tell me, all the great things that Elisha [has] done.

And it [happened while Gehazi] was telling the king how [Elisha] had restored a dead body to life, that, [he] [saw,] the woman, whose son [Elisha] had restored to life, & [she came,] & cried [out] to the king [to appeal] for: her house & her land.

And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, & this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life. When the king asked the woman, she told him. So, the king appointed [an] officer to her, & [said,] Restore all that was hers, & all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.

And Elisha came to Damascus; & BenHadad, [Syria's] king, was sick; & [the king] was told, The man of God [has] come [here.] The king said to Hazael, Take a present in your hand, & go meet [with Elisha,] the man of God, & [inquire] of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover [from] this disease? 

So, Hazael went to meet [Elisha,] & took a present with him, of: 40 camels [loaded] [with] every good thing [from] Damascus, & came & stood [in front of Elisha,] & said, Your son, BenHadad, [Syria's] king, [has] sent me to you, saying, Shall I recover [from] this disease?

And Elisha said to him, Go, & say to [the king,] You [may] certainly recover, [however] the Lord [has shown] me that he shall surely die. And [Elisha focused steadily,] [at Hazael,] until he was ashamed; & the man of God wept.

And Hazael [asked,] Why [do] you [weep,] my lord? And [Elisha] answered, Because I know the evil that you will do to the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel. You [will] set their strong holds, [a.k.a. fortified places,] on fire, & you will [strike down] their young men with the sword, & [will] dash their children, & rip [open] their [pregnant] women. 

And Hazael said, But what, [am I,] your servant, a dog, that he should do this [terrible] thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord [has shown] me that you [shall] be king over Syria. So, [Hazael left] from Elisha, & came to his master, who [asked] him, What [did] Elisha [say] to you? 

And [Hazael] answered, [Elisha] told me you [should] surely recover. It [happened the next day,] that [Hazael] took a thick cloth, & dipped it in water, & spread it [over the king's] face, so that he died. And Hazael [ruled] in his [place.] 

And in the 5th year of Joram, [a.k.a. Jehoram,] Ahab's son, [Israel's] king, & Jehoshaphat [was] then [Judah's] king, [that] Jehoram, [Jehoshaphat's] son, [Judah's] king, began to [rule] [over Judah.] 

[Jehoram, a.k.a. Joram,] [Jehoshaphat's son,] was 32 years old, when he began to [rule,] & he [ruled] 8 years in Jerusalem. And [Jehoram] walked, [a.k.a. followed,] in the ways of [Israel's] kings, as did the house of Ahab. For [Ahab's] daughter was [Jehoram's] wife. And [Jehoram] did evil in the sight of the Lord. 

[1 Kings 16:30-32 And Ahab, [Omri’s] son, did evil in the sight of the Lord, above all [those who] were before him. And it [happened,] as if it had been a [little] thing for [Ahab] to walk in the sins of Jeroboam, [Nebat’s] son, that [Ahab married] Jezebel, the daughter of Ethbaal, the [Zidonian’s] king, & went & served Baal, & worshiped him. And [Ahab put] up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, [that] he built in Samaria.]

* [Still] the Lord wouldn't destroy Judah for His servant, [David's] sake, [since the Lord God] promised [David,] to [always] give him, & his children a light. [*Revelation 22:16 I, Jesus, have sent My Angel to testify to you [about] these things in the churches. I Am the Root & the Offspring, [a.k.a. from the lineage,] of David, and the Bright and Morning Star.] 

[During Jehoram's] days, [a.k.a. life,] Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, & made a king over themselves. So, [Jehoram, a.k.a. Joram,] [Jehoshaphat's son,] & all the chariots with him went over to Zair.

And [Jehoram] rose [up] [at] night, & [attacked] the Edomites, [that surrounded around] him. And the captains of the chariots, & the people fled into their tents.  Edom [still revolts] from under the hand of Judah [until] this day. Then, Libnah revolted at the same time. 

[Aren't] the rest of [actions of Jehoram,] [Jehoshaphat's son,] & all that he did, written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And [Jehoram, a.k.a. Joram,] [Jehoshaphat's son, died &] slept with his [forefathers] in the city of David, & Ahaziah, his son [ruled] in his [place.] 

In the 12th year [Joram, Ahab's] son, [Israel's] king [ruled,] Ahaziah, the son of [Jehoram, Judah's] king, [began] to [rule] [in Judah.] Ahaziah was 22 years old when he began to [rule,] & he [ruled] 1 year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri, [Israel's] king.

And [Ahaizah] walked, [a.k.a. followed,] in the [ways] of the house of Ahab, & did evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab. For [Ahaziah] was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab.

And [Ahaziah,] [Judah's king,] went with Joram, [Ahab's] son, [Israel's king, & also his uncle,] to the war against Hazael, [Syria's] king, in Ramoth Gilead; & the Syrians wounded Joram, [Israel's king.]

And king Joram, [Israel's king,] went back to be healed in Jezreel, of the wounds [the Syrians] had given him at Ramah, when [Joram] fought against Hazael, [Syria's] king. And Ahaziah, son of [Jehoram, Judah's king,] went down [to] Jezreel, to see Joram, [Ahab's] son, [Israel's king,] because he was sick, [a.k.a. had been wounded.]

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