2 Kings 8:13-15

Easy-to-Read Version

¹³ Hazael said, “I am not a powerful man!^[a] How can I do these great things?”

Elisha answered, “The Lord showed me that you will be king over Aram.”

¹⁴ Then Hazael left Elisha and went to his king.^[b] Ben-Hadad said to Hazael, “What did Elisha say to you?”

He answered, “Elisha told me that you will live.”

Hazael Murders Ben-Hadad

¹⁵ But the next day Hazael took a thick cloth and dipped it in water. Then he held it on Ben-Hadad’s face until he died. Then Hazael became the new king.