2 Kings 6:8-23 Now the king of Aram was at war with Israel. After conferring with his officers, he said, “I will set up my camp in such and such a place.” The man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Beware of passing that place, because ...

3 weeks ago - Hazael (/ˈheɪziəl/; Biblical Hebrew: חֲזָאֵל or חֲזָהאֵל, romanized: Ḥăzāʾēl; Old Aramaic 𐤇𐤆𐤀𐤋 Ḥzʔl) was a king of Aram-Damascus mentioned in the Bible. Under his reign, Aram-Damascus became an empire that ruled over large parts of contemporary Syria and ...

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War with AramNow Ben-hadad king of Aram gathered all his army, and there were thirty-two kings with him, and horses and chariots. And he went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.

The king of Aram was making war against Israel. He had a council meeting with his army officers. He said, “Go to such and such a place and prepare to attack the Israelites when they come by.” But the

All we have for the kings of Aram and Damascus are particular events in which they interact with the kings of Judah and Israel, giving us only a general dating for their reigns, plus a few archaeological finds mentioning them. For this reason, as well as just lack of space, they are not included on the Bible chronology main page.

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November 11, 2020 - Next, the verse praises him for being “a great man before his lord (i.e. the king of Aram),” and goes on to give the reason for his greatness, “for by him the LORD had given victory to Aram.” Though this assertion is quite clear in the text, it is surprising: the God of Israel has been supporting military victory of Aram? Aram has appeared a number of times in the biblical narrative before this text as one of Israel’s major adversaries (2 Samuel 8, 10, 1 Kings 15, 20, etc.).

May 14, 2020 - Rebekah and her brother Laban both lived in Aram, and Jacob is later recorded as fleeing to Paddam Aram (Genesis 28:5). Because of Jacob’s long stay in the area of Aram, he is later referred to as a “wandering Aramean” (Deuteronomy 26:5). The Arameans also fought against Israel frequently in the Old Testament. One of the earliest conflicts with Aram was during the time of the judges, when the king of Aram Naharaim was used by God to subject the Israelites for eight years because of their idolatry (Judges 3:7–8).

Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on a horse with horsemen. 21The king of Israel went out and struck [the riders of] the horses and chariots, and killed the Arameans in a great slaughter.

November 9, 2023 - Exploring the Life and Significance of Ben-Hadad I, King of Aram Damascus The richest tapestry of stories told in the Holy Bible includes numerous hi...

The name of Ben-Hadad III appears three times in the Bible in verses 13, 24 and 25 of 2 Kings chapter 13. He ruled at the time of Amaziah, king of Judah (796 to 767 BC), and Jehoash, king of Israel (798 to 782 BC). 2 Kings 13:3 relates that Israel was subject to Aram during the days of Hazael ...

A possible representation of him appears on another ivory (IBD, p. 612). He was succeeded by his son Bir-Hadad (Ben-Hadad III) who ruled c. 796–770 bc (13:24). The Aramaic Zakir stela inscription reads ‘Bar-Hadad bar (son of) Hazael, king of Aram’." (1 and 2 Kings: an introduction and ...

It is very likely that Hazael’s usurpation of the throne provided Joram, the Israelite king, with the justification for breaking the former alliance between the two kingdoms, as reflected, first and foremost, in the Battle of Qarqar, when the Israelite and Aramaean kings fought side by side against the Assyrians.[19] According to the Bible, Joram starts the war by claiming territories in the Gilead,[20] which at that time were apparently under Damascene rule:[21]

For this reason the king of Aram became enraged and called his servants to demand of them, Tell me, which one of us is on the side of the king of Israel?

August 12, 2025 - The Semitic storm-god, Hadad, was patron deity of both Aram and Ugarit. The King of Aram (Syria) was called Ben-Hadad (English: son of Hadad; Aramaic: Bar-Hadad).

The language is Aramaic and it ... king of Aram over Israel and Judah. It is the first royal inscription from the kingdom period to be found in Israel. Tel Dan Inscription, the first royal inscription from the kingdom period to be found in Israel. Fragment A (right) was discovered in 1993 and Fragment B (left) was discovered one year later. Dated to ca. 841 BC, the original inscription named at least eight Biblical ...

April 30, 2025 - The biblical presentation of events is direct and consistent: Rezin allied with Pekah to coerce Judah into joining an anti-Assyrian coalition. King Ahaz of Judah, rather than yielding to the pressure, appealed to Assyria for intervention, offering both submission and tribute, which Tiglath-pileser accepted. As a result, Damascus was conquered, Rezin was executed, and the kingdom of Aram was dismantled.

The king of Aram was making war against Israel. He had a council meeting with his army officers. He said, “Go to such and such a place and prepare to attack the Israelites when they come by.” But the

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