9. So Hazael went to meet him and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad, king of Syria, has sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
10. And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou may certainly recover. But the Lord has showed me that he shall surely die.
11. And he settled his countenance steadfastly, until he was ashamed; and the man of God wept.
12. Then Hazael said unto him, Why does my lord weep? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the sons 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.
13. And Hazael said, But what, is thy slave a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord has showed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
14. So he departed from Elisha and came to his master; who said to him, What did Elisha say to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou may surely recover.