7 E·liʹsha came to Damascus+ when Ben-haʹdad+ the king of Syria was sick. So the report was made to him: “The man of the true God+ has come here.” 8 At that the king said to Hazʹa·el:+ “Take a gift with you and go and meet the man of the true God.+ Inquire of Jehovah through him, asking, ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”