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And Elisha
came to Damascus ;
and Ben
hadad ,
the king of Syria ,
was sick ;
and it was told him ,
saying ,
The man of God is come even hither .
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And the king said unto Chazael ,
Take a present in thy hand ,
and go to meet the man of God ,
and inquire of the Lord from him ,
saying ,
Shall I recover from this sickness ?
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So Chazael went to meet him ,
and took a present in his hand ,
and all manner of good things of Damascus ,
a burden for forty camels ,
and he came and stood before him ,
and said ,
Thy son Ben
hadad the king of Syria hath sent me to thee ,
saying ,
Shall I recover from this sickness ?
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And Elisha
said unto him ,
Go ,
say unto him ,
Thou mayest certainly recover ;
nevertheless the Lord hath shown me that he shall surely die .
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And he restrained his countenance ,
and held back as long as he could :
and then wept the man of God .
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And Chazael said ,
Why doth my Lord weep ?
And he said ,
Because I know what evil 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 their children wilt thou dash ,
and their pregnant women wilt thou rip up .
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And Chazael said ,
But what is thy servant ,
the dog ,
that he should do this great thing ?
And Elisha
said ,
The Lord hath caused me to see thee as king over Syria .
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So he went away from Elisha ,
and came to his master ;
who said to him ,
What hath Elisha
said to thee ?
And he said ,
he said to me that thou couldst surely recover .
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And it came to pass on the morrow ,
that he took a cover lid ,
and dipped it in water ,
and spread it over his face ,
and he died :
and Chazael became king in his stead .