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14 He said, (A)“I have been very jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, (B)thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.” 15 And the Lord said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. And when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. 16 (C)And Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be king over Israel, and (D)Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint to be prophet in your place.

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