Ben-hadad
Then Asa took all the silver and the gold [that were] left in
the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of
the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his
servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of
Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at
Damascus, saying,...
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And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of
Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out
of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did
Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel....
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(Aramaic: Bar-Hadad I), was the king of Aram Damascus between
(885-865 BCE). He was the son of Tabrimmon and grandson of
Hezion and a contemporary of Kings Baasha of Israel and Asa of
Judah. Asa called on Ben-Hadad I to aid him in attacking
northern Israel while Baasha was restricting access to
Jerusalem through border fortifications. The plan...
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And [Benhadad] said unto him, The cities, which my father took
from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets
for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then [said
Ahab], I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a
covenant with him, and sent him away....
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1. King of Syria
1Ki 15:18-20; 2Ch 16:2-4
-2. A king of Syria, who reigned during the time of Ahab, son
of Ben-hadad I
1Ki 20; 2Ki 5; 6; 7; 8:7-15
-3. Son of Hazael and king of Syria
2Ki 13:3,24,25; Am 1:4...
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(son of Hadad), the name of three kings of Damascus. BENHADAD
I., King of Damascus, which in his time was supreme in Syria.
He made an alliance with Asa, and conquered a great part of
the north of Israel. 1Ki 15:18 His date is B.C. 950. BEN-HADAD
II., son of the preceding, and also king of Damascus. Long
wars with Israel characterized his reig...
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the standing title of the Syrian kings, meaning "the son of
Hadad." (See HADADEZER -T0001569.)
(1.) The king of Syria whom Asa, king of Judah,
employed to
invade Israel (1 Kings 15:18).
(2.) Son of the preceding, also king of Syria. He was
long
engaged in war against Israel. He was murdered
probably by
Hazael, by whom he was succeeded (2 K...
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("son" i.e. "worshipper" of Hadad"), the Syrian sun-god. A
name common to three kings of Damascus. Hadad-ezer ("Hadad
helps") is a similar Syrian name. David, having conquered him,
put garrisons in Syria of Damascus; Rezon retook Damascus, and
reigned there "an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon"
(1 Kings 11:23). Ben-Hadad I grandson ...
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ben-ha'-dad (ben-hadhadh; Septuagint huios Hader):
The Name
I. BENHADAD I
1. The Kingdom of Syria Founded
2. Syria and Judah
3. Shortsightedness of Asa
II. BENHADAD II
1. Hadad-'idri of the Monuments
2. Expeditions against Israel
3. Alliance with Ahab
4. Biblical History Confirmed by the Monuments
5. Alliance Broken off
6. Benhadad and Elisha
7. Pa...
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