BRAGADAYJAH 1082
Benhadad king of Syria
Assassinated.
Some time later, Benhadad the
king of Syria was ill and during that time Elisha visited Damascus. And it was
told the king that Elisha the man of God as in Damascus. And the king when he
heard that the man of God was in Damascus told his servant Hazael to go see
Elisha taking a present for him, and ask him whether he the king would recover
of his disease. So Hazael took a goodly gift even forty camels burdened with
every good thing of Damascus, and approached Elisha and told him that his
master the king of Syria had sent him to enquire of him whether he should
survive of his illness or not. And Elisha said to the king’s servant that even
though he may recover, the Lord had shown him that he would surely die. And the
countenance of the king’s servant changed on hearing Elisha’s answer; and
seeing his countenance Elisha wept. And Hazael asked Elisha why he was weeping
and Elisha told him “Because I know the evil that thou wilt do to the children of
Israel; their strongholds wilt thou set on fire; and their young men will thou
slay with the sword, and will dash their children and rip up their women with
child.” And Hazael asked, “Am I a dog that I should do this wicked thing?” And Elisha said, the Lord has shown me that
thou wilt be king of Syria. So Hazael departed and went back to his master the
king of Syria. And the king asked him, “What is the answer from the man of God?”
And he answered and said, “He told me that you will surely recover.” But the very
next morning Hazael took a cloth and soaked it in water, and used it to suffocate
the king that he died; and Hazael reigned in his stead.
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