2 Kings 8:13
And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
Cross-reference
In 2 Kings 8:10, Elisha prophesies Hazael’s kingship and Ben-Hadad’s death, directly prompting Hazael’s humble objection here.
2 Kings 8:15 records Hazael murdering Ben-Hadad—the very act he claims to be incapable of in this verse, showing his duplicity.
In 2 Kings 8:28, Hazael fights Joram, fulfilling Elisha's prophecy that he would become king and wage war.
In 2 Kings 13:3, the LORD hands Israel over to Hazael, fulfilling the prophecy that he would become an oppressor.
1 Kings 19:15 contains God’s command to anoint Hazael king—the earlier prophecy that this scene fulfills through Elisha.
In Matthew 26:33-35, Peter’s overconfident vow mirrors Hazael’s shocked denial here—both later fail dramatically.
In Mark 14:31, Peter insists he will not deny Jesus — a boastful overconfidence contrasting with Hazael's feigned humility.
In 2 Samuel 3:8, Abner calls himself a 'dog's head' as a self‑insult—the same idiom Hazael uses to express lowliness here.