Bible Person
Male · 3 cross references
This Ben-hadad entry refers to the Syrian king later murdered by Hazael, not the later Ben-hadad already separately overridden under Jehoahaz and Jehoash. He is part of the Aramean pressure surrounding Elisha's ministry. First appears in 2 Kgs 6:24.1
AI summary: This Ben-hadad matters because the cross references present him within the tense Aramean-Israelite conflicts of Elisha's era and at the moment of dynastic transition to Hazael. His death is both political upheaval and prophetic turning point. Taken together, the material presents this Ben-hadad as a Syrian king whose fall helps usher in a darker phase of Aramean aggression.1
Central Figure
Ben-hadad
Son of the preceding, also king of Syria.
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 Kings 8:7-15), after a reign of some thirty years. 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.