The woman did conceive, and at the specified time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.p>

He said, &#8220;About this time next year<n id="1" /> you will be holding a son.&#8221; She said, &#8220;No, my master! O prophet, do not lie to your servant!&#8221;

Elisha said to him, &#8220;Go and tell him, &#8216;You will surely recover,&#8217;<n id="1" /> but the <sc>Lordsc> has revealed to me that he will surely die.&#8221;

He left Elisha and went to his master. Ben Hadad<n id="1" /> asked him, &#8220;What did Elisha tell you?&#8221; Hazael<n id="2" /> replied, &#8220;He told me you would surely recover.&#8221;