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Then he said, "^(C1)I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of armies; for the sons of Israel have abandoned Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they have sought to take my life."

The LORD said to him, "Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus; and when you have arrived, ^(C1)you shall anoint Hazael king over Aram.

You shall also anoint ^(C1)Jehu the son of Nimshi king over Israel; and you shall anoint ^(C2)Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah as prophet in your place.

"And it shall come about that the ^(C1)one who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu ^(C2)shall put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha shall put to death.

"^(C1)Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not ^(C2)kissed him."