The meaning of “בֶּן־הֲדַד”
Understanding Ben-Hădad reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Benhadad. - § Ben-hadad = "son of [the false god] Hadad" - Ben-Hadad, the name of several Syrian kings 1) the king of Sy...
בֶּן־הֲדַד
Benhadad. - § Ben-hadad = "son of [the false god] Hadad" - Ben-Hadad, the name of several Syrian kings 1) the king of Syria, contemporary with Asa of Judah 2) the son of Hazael, also king of Syria
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings 20:16 | “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.” Word: בֶּן־הֲדַד (Ben-Hădad) | |
| 2 Kings 13:3 | “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.” Word: בֶּן־הֲדַד (Ben-Hădad) | |
| 2 Chronicles 16:4 | “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.” Word: בֶּן־הֲדַד (Ben-Hădad) | |
| Jeremiah 49:27 | “And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben–hadad.” Word: בֶּן־הֲדַד (Ben-Hădad) | |
| Amos 1:4 | “But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben–hadad.” Word: בֶּן־הֲדַד (Ben-Hădad) |