בֶּן־הֲדַד
ben-ha.dad
“Ben-hadad”
Definition
Ben-Hadad, the name of several Syrian kings
from H1121 (בֵּן) and H1908 (הֲדַד); son of Hadad;
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Proper Noun (Masculine)
N:N-M-P
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
בֶּן־הֲדַד appears 23 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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:
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.
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.
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.
When Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad reigned in his place.
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