These verses show Elisha in a foreign land, in the capital of Syria, where the king takes the opportunity to ask him about the outcome of an illness he is suffering from. The king will recover but will eventually die. What the prophet does not see is that his death will come at the hands of his trusted helper, Hazael (15). While Elisha predicts the king’s health and death, he also foresees the fate of his people at the hands of the usurper Hazael (11-13). Once again, the prophetic gift attributed to the prophets is highlighted.