15 The Lord said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus, and when you have arrived, (A)you shall anoint Hazael king over Aram; 16 and (B)Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint king over Israel; and (C)Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place. 17 It shall come about, the (D)one who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu (E)shall put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall put to death.

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