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11 Elisha held his gaze on Hazael until the prophet was ashamed, but then the man of God broke down and cried.

Hazael: 12 Why are you crying, my lord?

Elisha: Because I am aware of all the wicked things you will do to the Israelites. You will set their strongholds on fire, slaughter their young men with swords, dismember their children, and tear open the bodies of pregnant women.

Hazael: 13 But I have no such will or power. Am I, your servant, as low as a dog? Why do you think that I will do such a terrible thing?

Elisha: The Eternal has revealed to me that you will reign over Aram as king.

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