2 Kings 8:7–15

^7*And Elisha came to ^eDamascus; and ^fBen-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. ⁸And the king said unto ^gHazael, Take ^ha present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and ⁱinquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? ⁹So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present ^†with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, ^kThy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? ¹⁰And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that ^lhe shall surely die. ¹¹And he settled his countenance ^†stedfastly, ^muntil he was ashamed: and the man of God wept. ¹²And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know ⁿthe evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and ^owilt dash their children, and ^prip up their women with child. ¹³And Hazael said, But what, ^qis thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, ^rThe Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria. ¹⁴So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that ^sthou shouldest surely recover. ¹⁵And 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.