Lexical Definition

‎בֶּן־הֲדַד‎ Ben-Hădad (ben-had-ad') Ben-hadad ^N:N-M-P
from ‎בֵּן‎ and ‎הֲדַד‎; son of Hadad

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

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.13.3
• son of: Hazael (חֲזָאֵל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בֶּןהֲֿדַד‎ proper name, masculine (apparently son of (god) Hadad = Aramaic , ᵑ6 PS compare Bae^{Rel 68}; also Babylonian Bin-addu-natan etc., Pinches^{PB Feb. 1883, 71}; Assyrian Bir-Dadda COT 1Kgs 20:1 Hpt^{Hebraica 1885, 224}, but compare ᵐ5 υιὃς Ἀδερ, & Dl^{ZK, ii, 1885, 161 f.}; see also Schr^{KG 375 ff, 538 f.}) name for king of Aram Jer 49:27 in particular; —

1. time of Asa & Baasha 1Kgs 15:18; 1Kgs 15:20 = 2Chr 16:2; 2Chr 16:4.

2. son of

1. (compare 1Kgs 20:34) Assyrian Dad-idri COT (Bir-idri Dl^1. with) 1Kgs 20:1; 1Kgs 20:3; 1Kgs 20:5; 1Kgs 20:9; 1Kgs 20:10; 1Kgs 20:16; 1Kgs 20:17; 1Kgs 20:20; 1Kgs 20:26; 1Kgs 20:30; 1Kgs 20:32; 1Kgs 20:33 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 6:24; 2Kgs 8:7; 2Kgs 8:9.

3. son of Hazael 2Kgs 13:3; 2Kgs 13:24; 2Kgs 13:25 compare Amos 1:4. — see ‎הדד‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Syrian king • King of Aram who oppressed Israel

King living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Ben-hadad I, king of Aram, oppressed Israel until his death.

• A King of Aram living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.13.3;
• only referred to as Ben-hadad בֶּן־הֲדַד;
• a son of Hazael חֲזָאֵל.

Ben-hadad I was the king of Aram (Syria) who oppressed Israel during the reigns of Jehoahaz and Jehoash, kings of Israel. The Lord allowed Ben-hadad to prevail against Israel because of their sins (2 Ki. 13:3). However, before his death, Ben-hadad returned the cities his father had taken from Israel (2 Ki. 13:24-25). The prophet Amos also prophesied against Ben-hadad, declaring that God would send fire upon his house (Amos 1:4). Ben-hadad was a powerful enemy of Israel, but God ultimately delivered His people from this oppressor.

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• Hazael (father)