What does 2 Kings 8:8 mean?

So Hazael went to meet Elisha, bringing a gift—forty camel-loads of the best goods from Damascus. He came and stood before Elisha and said, Your servant Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, sent me to ask, Will I recover from this illness? 2 Kings 8:8 - Modern Text Bible

(Hazael, the king's servant, brings an extravagant gift and asks Elisha about the king's fate.)