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Ben-hadad

Mentioned 855–786 BC traditional (Jones)

King of Damascus, and successor of his father Hazael on the throne of Syria (2 Kings 13:3, 4). His misfortunes in war are noticed by Amos (1:4).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father
Hazael
Tagged in
4 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

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Places

Places named in the same verses as Ben-hadad, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.

  1. location not graded: Syria2

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 880–761 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 4 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

4 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. 2 Kings3
  2. Amos1

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBBen-hadad 31
KJVBen-hadad 0
ASVBen-hadad 27

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Every verse

All 4 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.

2 Kings3 verses
  1. 13:3

    So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.

  2. 13:24

    When Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad reigned in his place.

  3. 13:25

    Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and so recovered the cities of Israel.

Amos1 verse
  1. 1:4

    So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael to consume the citadels of Ben-hadad.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

King of Damascus, and successor of his father Hazael on the throne of Syria (2 Kings 13:3, 4). His misfortunes in war are noticed by Amos (1:4).