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And Hazaelsaid, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the 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 wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
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And Hazaelsaid, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this greatthing? And Elishaanswered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
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So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What saidElisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surelyrecover.
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And 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 Hazaelreigned in his stead.
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And in the fifthyear of Joram the son of Ahabking of Israel,Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah,Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphatking of Judah began to reign.
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And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he didevil in the sight of the LORD.