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Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his place.
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A Traditional Royal Title
Commentators explain that 'Ben-hadad' was a respected royal title, not a family name from the previous dynasty. Even though Hazael had started a new dynasty by force, his son adopted this traditional name, becoming the third Syrian king known as Ben-hadad.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
So Hazael ... died — literally, “And Hazael died,” a fact not mentioned before.
19th Century
Anglican
Ben-hadad —III., not mentioned in the Assyrian inscriptions. His reign synchronizes with that of Samas-Rimmon in Assyria, who made…
Baptist
He shot three arrows, and so it was that Joash beat Benhadad three times and recovered the cities of Israel. Oh, that he had beaten the king of Syr…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So Hazael the king of Syria died, and Benhadad his son reignedin his stead . This was…
God has many ways to chastise a provoking people. Trouble sometimes comes from that point from which we least feared it.
The mention of this…
