⁷¹ But, with curses and oaths, he said, I have no knowledge of the man about whom you are talking.

¹² And Hazael said, Why is my lord weeping? Then he said in answer, Because I see the evil which you will do to the children of Israel: burning down their strong towns, putting their young men to death with the sword, smashing their little ones against the stones, and cutting open the women who are with child.

¹³ And Hazael said, How is it possible that your servant, who is only a dog, will do this great thing? And Elisha said, The Lord has made it clear to me that you will be king over Aram.

¹⁴ Then he went away from Elisha and came in to his master, who said to him, What did Elisha say to you? And his answer was, He said that you would certainly get well.

¹⁵ Now on the day after, Hazael took the bed-cover, and making it wet with water, put it over Ben-hadad's face, causing his death: and Hazael became king in his place.

³² In those days the Lord was angry first with Israel; and Hazael made attacks on all the land of Israel,

⁹ The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?

¹² So let him who seems to himself to be safe go in fear of a fall.