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Ben-hadad

Mentioned in 18 verses across 3 books, first in 1 Kings 15:18. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

All 18 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

1 Kings

  • 1 Kings 15:18

    So Asa withdrew all the silver and gold that remained in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace. He entrusted it to his servants and sent them with this message to Ben-hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:

  • 1 Kings 15:20

    And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.

  • 1 Kings 20:1

    Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.

  • 1 Kings 20:2

    Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel,

  • 1 Kings 20:5

    The messengers came back and said, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘I have sent to you to demand your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.

  • 1 Kings 20:9

    So Ahab answered the messengers of Ben-hadad, “Tell my lord the king, ‘All that you demanded of your servant the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’” So the messengers departed and relayed the message to Ben-hadad.

  • 1 Kings 20:10

    Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”

  • 1 Kings 20:16

    They marched out at noon while Ben-hadad and the 32 kings allied with him were in their tents getting drunk.

  • 1 Kings 20:17

    And the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”

  • 1 Kings 20:20

    and each one struck down his opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with the cavalry.

  • 1 Kings 20:26

    In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

  • 1 Kings 20:30

    The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.

  • 1 Kings 20:32

    So with sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’” And the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

  • 1 Kings 20:33

    Now the men were looking for a sign of hope, and they quickly grasped at this word and replied, “Yes, your brother Ben-hadad.” “Go and get him!” said the king. Then Ben-hadad came out, and Ahab had him come up into his chariot.

  • 1 Kings 20:34

    Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,” Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.

2 Chronicles

  • 2 Chronicles 16:2

    So Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:

  • 2 Chronicles 16:4

    And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

Jeremiah

  • Jeremiah 49:27

    “I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.”

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

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The king of Syria whom Asa, king of Judah, employed to invade Israel (1 Kings 15:18).

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