Hadadezer
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Hadadezer | |
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Aram Damascus | |
Reign | 865–842 BC |
Predecessor | Ben-Hadad I |
Successor | Hazael |
Died | 842 BC |
Hadadezer (
The Hebrew Bible states that Hadadezer (which the biblical text calls "Ben-Hadad", but different from Ben-Hadad I and Ben-Hadad III) engaged in war against king Ahab of Israel, but was defeated and captured by him; however, soon after that the two kings signed a peace treaty and established an alliance (1 Kings 20).
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The biblical text reports that, after a few years, Ahab and king Jehoshaphat of Judah formed an alliance against Hadadezer, starting a war against him; however, the Aramean king was able to defeat them, and Ahab was killed during the battle (1 Kings 22).
According to the Bible (2 Kings 8) and to an inscription of the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III, Hadad-Ezer was succeeded by Hazael after his death.[2]
See also
- Timeline of Syrian history
- Aramean kings
Notes
- ISBN 978-0-8308-6946-6.
- ISBN 0802008860.