7. ELISHA came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick. He was told, "The man of God has come here."

8. The king said to Hazael, "Take a present in your hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him, saying, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'"

9. So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, "Your son Benhadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'"

10. ELISHA said to him, "Go, tell him, 'You will surely recover;' however the LORD has shown me that he will surely die."