So Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his stead.
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Interpretation
God has many ways to chastise a provoking people. Trouble comes sometimes from that point whence we least feared it.
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This thought runs through 2 Kings 13:22-25.
Glossary
- Hazael Person
- Whom God beholds, an officer of Ben-hadad II., king of Syria, who ultimately came to the throne, according to the word of the Lord to Elijah ( 1 Kings 19:15 ), after he had put the king to death ( 2 Kings 8:15 ).
- Syria Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Damascus.