13 Hazael said, ‘How could your servant, a mere dog, accomplish such a feat?’

‘The Lord has shown me that you will become king of Aram,’ answered Elisha.

14 Then Hazael left Elisha and returned to his master. When Ben-Hadad asked, ‘What did Elisha say to you?’ Hazael replied, ‘He told me that you would certainly recover.’ 15 But the next day he took a thick cloth, soaked it in water and spread it over the king’s face, so that he died. Then Hazael succeeded him as king.

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