3
At the end of seven years the woman returned from the land of the P'lishtim and sought an audience with the king to claim her house and land.
4
The king was talking with Geichazi the servant of the man of God. "Tell me," he said, "all the great things Elisha has done."
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Just as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead person to life, at that very moment the woman whose son he had restored to life came to the king with her claim for her house and land. Geichazi said, "My lord, king, this is the woman; and this is her son, the one Elisha restored to life."
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On being asked by the king, the woman verified it. At this, the king appointed a special officer and charged him, "Restore everything that belongs to her, including the income her fields have produced from the day she left them until now."
7
Elisha went to Dammesek. Ben-Hadad the king of Aram was ill; and he was told, "The man of God has come here."
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The king said to Haza'el, "Take with you a gift, go meet the man of God and consult ADONAI through him; ask if I will recover from this illness."
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Haza'el went to meet him, taking with him a gift that included everything good Dammesek had, forty camel-loads. He came, stood before him and said, "Your son Ben-Hadad king of Aram has sent me to you; he asks, 'Will I recover from this illness?'"
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Elisha answered, "Go and say to him, 'You will surely recover'- even though ADONAI has shown me that he will surely die."
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Then the man of God fixed his gaze on him for so long that Haza'el became embarrassed; finally Elisha began to cry.
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Haza'el asked, "Why is my lord crying?" He answered, "Because I know the disasters you will bring on the people of Isra'el - you will set their fortresses on fire, you will kill their young men with the sword, you will dash their little ones to pieces and rip their pregnant women apart."
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Haza'el said, "But what is your servant? Nothing but a dog! How could he do anything of such magnitude?" Elisha answered, "ADONAI has shown me that you will be king over Aram."