Ben-hadad
King of Aram who oppressed Israel
A written article for Ben-hadad is still to come. Below and alongside: where Ben-hadad appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.
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1000 BC700 BC
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Ben-hadad856 BC to 787 BC
Original word
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בֶּן־הֲדַד ben-hadadH1130
Relationships
Father:
Hazael
Citations
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Where Ben-hadad appears in Scripture
וַיִּקַּח אָסָא אֶת-כָּל-הַכֶּסֶף וְהַזָּהָב הַנּֽוֹתָרִים׀ בְּאֽוֹצְרוֹת בֵּית-יְהוָה וְאֶת-אֽוֹצְרוֹת בֵּית (מלך) הַמֶּלֶךְ וַֽיִּתְּנֵם בְּיַד-עֲבָדָיו וַיִּשְׁלָחֵם הַמֶּלֶךְ אָסָא אֶל-בֶּן-הֲדַד בֶּן-טַבְרִמֹּן בֶּן-חֶזְיוֹן מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם הַיֹּשֵׁב בְּדַמֶּשֶׂק לֵאמֹֽר׃
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 Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
וַיִּשְׁמַע בֶּן-הֲדַד אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ אָסָא וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶת-שָׂרֵי הַֽחֲיָלִים אֲשֶׁר-לוֹ עַל-עָרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּךְ אֶת-עִיּוֹן וְאֶת-דָּן וְאֵת אָבֵל בֵּֽית-מַעֲכָה וְאֵת כָּל-כִּנְרוֹת עַל כָּל-אֶרֶץ נַפְתָּלִֽי׃
So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali.
וּבֶן-הֲדַד מֶֽלֶךְ-אֲרָם קָבַץ אֶת-כָּל-חֵילוֹ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים וּשְׁנַיִם מֶלֶךְ אִתּוֹ וְסוּס וָרָכֶב וַיַּעַל וַיָּצַר עַל-שֹׁמְרוֹן וַיִּלָּחֶם בָּֽהּ׃
And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered together: all his host and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.
וַיִּשְׁלַח מַלְאָכִים אֶל-אַחְאָב מֶֽלֶךְ-יִשְׂרָאֵל הָעִֽירָה׃ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ כֹּה אָמַר בֶּן-הֲדַד
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים וַיֹּאמְרוּ כֹּֽה-אָמַר בֶּן-הֲדַד לֵאמֹר כִּֽי-שָׁלַחְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ לֵאמֹר כַּסְפְּךָ וּֽזְהָבְךָ וְנָשֶׁיךָ וּבָנֶיךָ לִי תִתֵּֽן׃
And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;
וַיֹּאמֶר לְמַלְאֲכֵי בֶן-הֲדַד אִמְרוּ לַֽאדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר-שָׁלַחְתָּ אֶל-עַבְדְּךָ בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה אֶֽעֱשֶׂה וְהַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לֹא אוּכַל לַֽעֲשׂוֹת וַיֵּֽלְכוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים וַיְשִׁבֻהוּ דָּבָֽר׃
Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
וַיִּשְׁלַח אֵלָיו בֶּן-הֲדַד וַיֹּאמֶר כֹּֽה-יַעֲשׂוּן לִי אֱלֹהִים וְכֹה יוֹסִפוּ אִם-יִשְׂפֹּק עֲפַר שֹֽׁמְרוֹן לִשְׁעָלִים לְכָל-הָעָם אֲשֶׁר בְּרַגְלָֽי׃
And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
וַיֵּֽצְאוּ בַּֽצָּהֳרָיִם וּבֶן-הֲדַד שֹׁתֶה שִׁכּוֹר בַּסֻּכּוֹת הוּא וְהַמְּלָכִים שְׁלֹשִֽׁים-וּשְׁנַיִם מֶלֶךְ עֹזֵר אֹתֽוֹ׃
And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
וַיֵּֽצְאוּ נַֽעֲרֵי שָׂרֵי הַמְּדִינוֹת בָּרִֽאשֹׁנָה וַיִּשְׁלַח בֶּן-הֲדַד וַיַּגִּידוּ לוֹ לֵאמֹר אֲנָשִׁים יָֽצְאוּ מִשֹּֽׁמְרֽוֹן׃
And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.
וַיַּכּוּ אִישׁ אִישׁוֹ וַיָּנֻסֽוּ אֲרָם וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּמָּלֵט בֶּן-הֲדַד מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם עַל-סוּס וּפָֽרָשִֽׁים׃
And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.
וַֽיְהִי לִתְשׁוּבַת הַשָּׁנָה וַיִּפְקֹד בֶּן-הֲדַד אֶת-אֲרָם וַיַּעַל אֲפֵקָה לַמִּלְחָמָה עִם-יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
וַיָּנֻסוּ הַנּֽוֹתָרִים׀ אֲפֵקָה אֶל-הָעִיר וַתִּפֹּל הַֽחוֹמָה עַל-עֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁבְעָה אֶלֶף אִישׁ הַנּֽוֹתָרִים וּבֶן-הֲדַד נָס וַיָּבֹא אֶל-הָעִיר חֶדֶר בְּחָֽדֶר׃
But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
וַיַּחְגְּרוּ שַׂקִּים בְּמָתְנֵיהֶם וַֽחֲבָלִים בְּרָֽאשֵׁיהֶם וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל-מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמְרוּ עַבְדְּךָ בֶן-הֲדַד אָמַר תְּחִי-נָא נַפְשִׁי וַיֹּאמֶר הַעוֹדֶנּוּ חַי אָחִי הֽוּא׃
So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים יְנַֽחֲשׁוּ וַֽיְמַהֲרוּ וַיַּחְלְטוּ הֲמִמֶּנּוּ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ אָחִיךָ בֶן-הֲדַד וַיֹּאמֶר בֹּאוּ קָחֻהוּ וַיֵּצֵא אֵלָיו בֶּן-הֲדַד וַֽיַּעֲלֵהוּ עַל-הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃
Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Ben-hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Ben-hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
וַֽיְהִי אַֽחֲרֵי-כֵן וַיִּקְבֹּץ בֶּן-הֲדַד מֶֽלֶךְ-אֲרָם אֶת-כָּל-מַֽחֲנֵהוּ וַיַּעַל וַיָּצַר עַל-שֹֽׁמְרֽוֹן׃
And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
וַיָּבֹא אֱלִישָׁע דַּמֶּשֶׂק וּבֶן-הֲדַד מֶֽלֶךְ-אֲרָם חֹלֶה וַיֻּגַּד-לוֹ לֵאמֹר בָּא אִישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים עַד-הֵֽנָּה׃
And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.
וַיֵּלֶךְ חֲזָאֵל לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיִּקַּח מִנְחָה בְיָדוֹ וְכָל-טוּב דַּמֶּשֶׂק מַשָּׂא אַרְבָּעִים גָּמָל וַיָּבֹא וַיַּֽעֲמֹד לְפָנָיו וַיֹּאמֶר בִּנְךָ בֶן-הֲדַד מֶֽלֶךְ-אֲרָם שְׁלָחַנִי אֵלֶיךָ לֵאמֹר הַאֶֽחְיֶה מֵֽחֳלִי זֶֽה׃
So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
וַיִּֽחַר-אַף יְהוָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיִּתְּנֵם בְּיַד׀ חֲזָאֵל מֶֽלֶךְ-אֲרָם וּבְיַד בֶּן-הֲדַד בֶּן-חֲזָאֵל כָּל-הַיָּמִֽים׃
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, all their days.
וַיָּמָת חֲזָאֵל מֶֽלֶךְ-אֲרָם וַיִּמְלֹךְ בֶּן-הֲדַד בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
So Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead.
וַיָּשָׁב יְהוֹאָשׁ בֶּן-יְהֽוֹאָחָז וַיִּקַּח אֶת-הֶֽעָרִים מִיַּד בֶּן-הֲדַד בֶּן-חֲזָאֵל אֲשֶׁר לָקַח מִיַּד יְהֽוֹאָחָז אָבִיו בַּמִּלְחָמָה שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים הִכָּהוּ יוֹאָשׁ וַיָּשֶׁב אֶת-עָרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-hadad 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.
וַיֹּצֵא אָסָא כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב מֵאֹֽצְרוֹת בֵּית יְהוָה וּבֵית הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶל-בֶּן-הֲדַד מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם הַיּוֹשֵׁב בְּדַרְמֶשֶׂק לֵאמֹֽר׃
Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
וַיִּשְׁמַע בֶּן-הֲדַד אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ אָסָא וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶת-שָׂרֵי הַֽחֲיָלִים אֲשֶׁר-לוֹ אֶל-עָרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּכּוּ אֶת-עִיּוֹן וְאֶת-דָּן וְאֵת אָבֵל מָיִם וְאֵת כָּֽל-מִסְכְּנוֹת עָרֵי נַפְתָּלִֽי׃
And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
וְהִצַּתִּי אֵשׁ בְּחוֹמַת דַּמָּשֶׂק וְאָכְלָה אַרְמְנוֹת בֶּן-הֲדָֽד׃
And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.
וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי אֵשׁ בְּבֵית חֲזָאֵל וְאָכְלָה אַרְמְנוֹת בֶּן-הֲדָֽד׃
But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad.