2 Kings 8:13

Hazael said, “How could your servant, who is as insignificant as a dog, accomplish this great military victory?” ¹  Elisha answered, “The Lord has revealed to me that you will be the king of Syria.” ² 

1Sa 17:43; 2Sa 9:8; 1Ki 19:15; 2Ki 8:10; Ps 22:16,20; Isa 56:10,11; Jer 17:9; Mic 2:1; Mt 7:6; Mt 26:33-35; Php 3:2; Re 22:15

¹ tn Heb “Indeed, what is your servant, a dog, that he could do this great thing?” With his reference to a dog, Hazael is not denying that he is a “dog” and protesting that he would never commit such a dastardly “dog-like” deed. Rather, as Elisha’s response indicates, Hazael is suggesting that he, like a dog, is too insignificant to ever be in a position to lead such conquests.

² tn Heb “The Lord has shown me you [as] king over Syria.”