2 Kings 8:15 (KJV)

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And it came to pass on the morrow that he took a thick cloth and dipped it in water and spread it on his face so that he died and Hazael reigned in his stead

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And it came. 2Ki 8:13 1Sa 16:12 1Sa 16:13 1Sa 24:4-7 1Sa 24:13 1Sa 26:9-11 1Ki 11:26-37

on the morrow. Ps 36:4 Mic 2:1

so that he died. 2Ki 9:24 2Ki 15:10-14 2Ki 15:25 2Ki 15:30 1Ki 15:28 1Ki 16:10 1Ki 16:18 Isa 33:1

Hazael. 2Ki 8:13 1Ki 19:15

that he took a thick cloth.There is a considerable degree of ambiguity in this passage. The pronoun he is generally referred to Hazael; but Dr. Geddes and others are decidedly of the opinion, that we should understand by it Ben-hadad; who, encouraged by the favourable answer of Elisha, as reported by Hazael, adopted a violent remedy to allay the heat of his fever, and put over his face the {keever,} or fly-net, (See Note on 1 Sa 19:13,) dipped in water, which suddenly checked the perspiration, and occasioned his death.

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