2 Kings 8:8 meaning and explanation

So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”

2 Kings 8:8, Berean Standard Bible

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Ben-hadad, king of Aram, lies sick in Damascus and hears that the prophet Elisha has come to the city. He sends Hazael, his senior official, with a lavish gift of forty camel loads to ask through the prophet whether he will recover.

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