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Ben- Hadad II was a v. around the middle of the 9th century BC Aramaic reigning king, who resided in Damascus. However, it is controversial in the Bible science, whether he is an independent person or identical to Ben- Hadad I. and Ben- Hadad III.

Bible Reports

The related to Ben- Hadad II mentions in the Old Testament put an with his presentation as an enemy of King Ahab of Israel, without mentioning the name of his father. Ben -hadad besieged Samaria, therefore, with a large force initially very successful, but had yet to suffer a defeat later. A year later he became the Jewish army, despite its great numerical inferiority in Aphek again and decisively defeated, but reached its free retreat for the promise of the return of captured Israeli territory and other concessions. Then the inhabitants of Israel and Aram lived for three years in peace with one another. According to Assyrian information not only Ahab, but also involved at the time - but not Ben- Hadad, but Adad - idri (Hebrew Hadad - Ezer ) called - Aramean king with 1,200 chariots and 20,000 foot soldiers at the against the offensive of Shalmaneser III. directed Prince coalition that fought out 853 BC the Battle of Karkar against the Assyrian king. Later, Ahab wanted to conquer the territory belonging to the Syrians city of Ramoth - Gilead, was in the course of the struggle but by an arrow mortally wounded (about 852 BC).

The Bible mentions further clashes with the Israelites wandering Aramean armies, as Ahab's son Joram sat on the throne. As a result, Ben -hadad besieged Samaria again, and in the city there was a great famine soon. But to have heard at night roar as of an advancing army to Samaria and concluded by divine influence the Aramaic army that now was an enlisted by the king of Israel relieving army on the march; therefore Ben -hadad had taken with his troops to flight. Hazael finally abolished by 842 BC the diseased Ben- Hadad king of Aram and was new.

Assessment in research

Part of the Bible Students viewed mentioned in the first Book of Kings 20 and 22, and in 2 Kings 5-8 Ben- Hadad - the resulting biography was carried out in the previous chapter briefly - for a stand-alone (hence as Ben - Hadad II designated ) person. In this case, he was a successor of Benhadad I. William Foxwell Albright held him against it to be identical with Ben- Hadad I, who have ruled more than 40 years. A third group of scholars such as Wayne T. Pitard finally accepts that the war reports given in 1 Kings 20 and 22, and in 2 Kings v. 5-7 more in the early 8th century AD and the reign of Israel's king Joash fit and were backdated later. Then referred to in these passages Ben- Hadad would be with Ben- Hadad III. identical. Only the biblical account of his assassination by Hazael could not apply to Ben- Hadad III. relate, but probably more so to the Adad - idri described by the Assyrian sources as contemporaries of Ahab; the name of Ben- Hadad was only used subsequently wrong.

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