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11 Elisha stared at Hazael until he became embarrassed, and then Elisha started crying.

12 “What’s the matter, sir?” Hazael asked him.

Elisha replied, “I know the terrible things you will do to the people of Israel: you will burn their forts, kill the young men, dash their babies against the rocks, and rip open the bellies of the pregnant women!”

13 “Am I a dog?” Hazael asked him. “I would never do that sort of thing.”

But Elisha replied, “The Lord has shown me that you are going to be the king of Syria.”

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11 He stared at him with a fixed gaze until Hazael was embarrassed.(A) Then the man of God began to weep.(B)

12 “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael.

“Because I know the harm(C) you will do to the Israelites,” he answered. “You will set fire to their fortified places, kill their young men with the sword, dash(D) their little children(E) to the ground, and rip open(F) their pregnant women.”

13 Hazael said, “How could your servant, a mere dog,(G) accomplish such a feat?”

“The Lord has shown me that you will become king(H) of Aram,” answered Elisha.

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