- Bible
- 2 Kings
- Chapter 13
- Verse 24
2 Kings 13:24
So Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his stead.
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Barnes' Notes
So Hazael ... died - literally, “And Hazael died,” a fact not mentioned before.
We must here attend,
I. The sepulchre of Elisha: he died in a good old age, and they buried him; and what follows shows, 1. What power there was in his life to keep off judgments; for, as soon as he…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Ben-hadad his son Hazael has given to his son the name which had previously been common in the Syrian royal family. This is the third Ben-hadad on the throne of Damascus. (Cf. Schrader, p. 109.)…