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    2 others in the registry answer to the name Ben-hadad. Every Ben-hadad in the Bible

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    Ben-hadad

    בֶּן־הֲדַד

    Ben-hadad II, king of Aram, besieged Samaria during the reign of Joram and sought Elisha's counsel when ill.

    verses
    3
    first named
    2 Kings 6:24
    last named
    2 Kings 8:10
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    tribe
    Syria

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    Who was Ben-hadad?

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    Ben-hadad II was the king of Aram (Syria) during the time of the prophet Elisha and King Joram of Israel. In 2Ki.6.24, Ben-hadad II besieges Samaria, causing a severe famine in the city. The siege is lifted when the Lord causes the Aramean army to hear the sound of a great army, leading them to flee in fear and leave behind their provisions (2Ki.7.6-7). Later, in 2Ki.8.7-9, Ben-hadad II becomes ill and sends his servant Hazael to inquire of Elisha whether he will recover. Elisha prophesies that Ben-hadad will die and that Hazael will become king in his place. Hazael returns to Ben-hadad, telling him that he will recover, but the next day he takes a cloth, soaks it in water, and spreads it over Ben-hadad's face, causing his death. Hazael then succeeds him as king of Aram (2Ki.8.15). Ben-hadad II's reign was marked by his military campaigns against Israel and his interaction with the prophet Elisha, whose prophecies and miracles had a significant impact on the political events of the time.

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    How the graph connects Ben-hadad3 of 3 entities the graph connects to Ben-hadad, in 2 groups: company 1, events 2. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Ben-Hadad and Army’s siege of Army, Samaria, and The CityTook part in · 2 versesCompanySamaria1 event · 124 versesHazael2 events · 21 versesEventsBen-hadad

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    Where the story of Ben-hadad happensThe one place the claims about Ben-hadad reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Syria. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Ben-hadad there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Syria
    Divided MonarchyThe one place the claims about Ben-hadad reach

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    1. 2 Kings3 verses

      6:248:78:9

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    via Ben-Hadad and Army’s siege of Army, Samaria, and The CitySamariaCapital city of the northern kingdom of Israel; Samaritan inhabitantsvia Ben-Hadad and Army’s siege of Army, Samaria, and The CitySiegeSiege is a concept gathering 29 labelled instances in the text.

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