Ben-hadad בֶּן־הֲדַד

Syrian king. Ben-hadad II, king of Aram, besieged Samaria during the reign of Joram and sought Elisha's counsel when ill.

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Also called Ben-Hadad.

Where Ben-hadad appears

2 Kings (3)

Key verses

• 2 Kings 6:24 first mention — And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
• 2 Kings 8:7 — 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.
• 2 Kings 8:9 — 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?

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.