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13 Hazael said, “I am not a powerful man![a] How can I do these great things?”

Elisha answered, “The Lord showed me that you will be king over Aram.”

14 Then Hazael left Elisha and went to his king.[b] Ben-Hadad said to Hazael, “What did Elisha say to you?”

He answered, “Elisha told me that you will live.”

Hazael Murders Ben-Hadad

15 But the next day Hazael took a thick cloth and dipped it in water. Then he held it on Ben-Hadad’s face until he died. Then Hazael became the new king.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 8:13 I … powerful man Literally, “Your servant is only a dog!”
  2. 2 Kings 8:14 king Literally, “master.”

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