8:8-15 Knowing the Future Our desire to know the future is strong, but we should be careful what we wish for—such knowledge can bring anguish. King Ben-hadad of Aram was ill and sent Hazael to Elisha to find out whether he would recover. The Lord revealed to Elisha that Hazael would assassinate Ben-hadad and become the next king. Elisha wept because of this knowledge.