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Ben-Hadad I

king of Syria allied with Asa

Syrian king whom Asa hires against Baasha of Israel.

4 appearances2 Bible books3 known aliases

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Son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion, king of at , whom hires with silver and gold from and palace treasuries when Baasha of Israel fortifies Ramah. Ben-Hadad breaks his treaty with Baasha, strikes northern Israelite cities including Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, Chinneroth, and Naphtali's storage cities, and forces Baasha to abandon the work at Ramah. He should be distinguished from , who wars with , and , the son of .

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