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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 8:15

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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8:15 Hazael became the next king of Aram: Although Hazael obediently delivered Elisha’s answer to Ben-hadad, the next day he hastened the fulfillment of Elisha’s prophecy by assassinating the king and taking the throne for himself. Perhaps Hazael falsely reasoned that the prophecy gave him a divine mandate.
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