rsv 2Kings:8:7-15 SEEK
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Now Eli '
sha came to Damascus .
Ben-ha '
dad the king of Syria was sick ;
and when it was told him , "
The man of God has come here ,"
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the king said to Haz '
ael , "
Take a present with you and go to meet the man of God ,
and inquire of the LORD through him ,
saying , `
Shall I recover from this sickness ?'"
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So Haz '
ael went to meet him ,
and took a present with him ,
all kinds of goods of Damascus ,
forty camel loads .
When he came and stood before him ,
he said , "
Your son Ben-ha '
dad king of Syria has sent me to you ,
saying , `
Shall I recover from this sickness ?'"
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And Eli '
sha said to him , "
Go ,
say to him , `
You shall certainly recover ';
but the LORD has shown me that he shall certainly die ."
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And he fixed his gaze and stared at him ,
until he was ashamed .
And the man of God wept .
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And Haz '
ael said , "
Why does my lord weep ?"
He answered , "
Because I know the evil that you will do to the people of Israel ;
you will set on fire their fortresses ,
and you will slay their young men with the sword ,
and dash in pieces their little ones ,
and rip up their women with child ."
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And Haz '
ael said , "
What is your servant ,
who is but a dog ,
that he should do this great thing ?"
Eli '
sha answered , "
The LORD has shown me that you are to be king over Syria ."
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Then he departed from Eli '
sha ,
and came to his master ,
who said to him , "
What did Eli '
sha say to you ?"
And he answered , "
He told me that you would certainly recover ."
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But on the morrow he took the coverlet and dipped it in water and spread it over his face ,
till he died .
And Haz '
ael became king in his stead .