13 Hazael said, “I, your servant, am only a dog. How could I do such things?”Elisha answered, “The Lord has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”
14 Then Hazael left Elisha and came to his master. Ben-Hadad said to Hazael, “What did Elisha say to you?”Hazael answered, “He told me that you will surely get well.”
15 But the next day Hazael took a blanket and dipped it in water. Then he put it over Ben-Hadad’s face, and he died. So Hazael became king in Ben-Hadad’s place.
16 Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat became king of Judah. This was during Joram’s fifth year as king of Israel. Joram was the son of Ahab.
17 Jehoram was 32 years old when he began to rule. He ruled eight years in Jerusalem.
18 But Jehoram followed the ways of the kings of Israel. This was just as the family of Ahab had done. It was because Ahab’s daughter was Jehoram’s wife. Jehoram did what the Lord said was wrong.
19 But the Lord would not destroy Judah because of his servant David. The Lord had promised that David and his children would always have a kingdom.