2 Kings 8:9
So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben–hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
Cross-references
2 Kings 5:5
Parallel
2 Kings 5:5 shows the Syrian king sending Naaman with a letter to Israel—parallel to Ben‑hadad sending Hazael with presents to Elisha. Both involve a Syrian king dispatching a messenger.
1 Kings 19:15
Prophetic fulfillment
1 Kings 19:15 records God's command to Elijah to anoint Hazael as king—this directly connects to Hazael's later involvement with Elisha here.