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, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
So Hazael went to meet him, bringing gifts with him - the best things from Damascus, so much that it took forty camels to carry it all. He came and stood before Elisha and said, 'Your son Ben-hadad, king of Syria, has sent me to you, asking: Will I get better from this sickness?'
Hazael brings expensive gifts from the Syrian king Ben-hadad to the prophet Elisha, asking if the king will recover from his illness.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the reign of King Jehoram of Israel, when Syria (Aram) was a neighboring kingdom often in conflict with Israel. Ben-hadad II was the Syrian king who had become seriously ill and sought divine guidance through Israel's famous prophet Elisha. The enormous gift of forty camel-loads demonstrates both the king's desperation and the great wealth of Damascus.
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