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The kingsaid to Hazael, "Take a gift in your hand and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him, saying, 'Will I recover from thissickness?' "
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So Hazaelwent to meet him and took a gift in his hand, even every kind of goodthing of Damascus, fortycamels'loads; and he came and stoodbefore him and said, "Your sonBen-hadadking of Aram has sent me to you, saying, 'Will I recover from thissickness?' "
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Hazaelsaid, "Why does my lordweep?" Then he answered, "Because I know the evil that you will do to the sons of Israel: their strongholds you will set on fire, and their youngmen you will kill with the sword, and their littleones you will dash in pieces, and their women with child you will rip up."
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Then Hazaelsaid, "But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should dothisgreatthing?" And Elishaanswered, "The LORD has shown me that you will be kingoverAram."
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So he departed from Elisha and returned to his master, who said to him, "What did Elishasay to you?" And he answered, "He told me that you would surelyrecover."