Hazael reigned in his place: Although he delivered Elisha’s message to Ben-hadad, the next day he sped up Elisha’s prophecy by killing the king and taking the throne. Hazael might have wrongly thought the prophecy gave him a divine right.
Hazael reigned in his place: Although he delivered Elisha’s message to Ben-hadad, the next day he sped up Elisha’s prophecy by killing the king and taking the throne. Hazael might have wrongly thought the prophecy gave him a divine right.