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2 Kings 8:13-15
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13 Hazael said, “How could your servant, who is as insignificant as a dog, accomplish this great military victory?”[a] Elisha answered, “The Lord has revealed to me that you will be the king of Syria.”[b] 14 He left Elisha and went to his master. Ben Hadad[c] asked him, “What did Elisha tell you?” Hazael[d] replied, “He told me you would surely recover.” 15 The next day Hazael[e] took a piece of cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over Ben Hadad’s[f] face until he died. Then Hazael replaced him as king.

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  1. 2 Kings 8:13 tn Heb “Indeed, what is your servant, a dog, that he could do this great thing?” With his reference to a dog, Hazael is not denying that he is a “dog” and protesting that he would never commit such a dastardly “dog-like” deed. Rather, as Elisha’s response indicates, Hazael is suggesting that he, like a dog, is too insignificant to ever be in a position to lead such conquests.
  2. 2 Kings 8:13 tn Heb “The Lord has shown me you [as] king over Syria.”
  3. 2 Kings 8:14 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ben Hadad) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. 2 Kings 8:14 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Hazael) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. 2 Kings 8:15 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Hazael) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  6. 2 Kings 8:15 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Ben Hadad) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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