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Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his place.
2 Kings 13:24 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV So Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his stead.
  • BSB When Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad reigned in his place.
  • NKJV Now Hazael king of Syria died. Then Ben-Hadad his son reigned in his place.
  • NASB When Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad became king in his place.
  • NLT King Hazael of Aram died, and his son Ben-hadad became the next king.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Ps 125:3For the scepter of wickedness won’t remain over the allotment of the righteous; so that the righteous won’t use their hands to do evil.
  • Luke 18:7Won’t God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them?

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Christ at the center

Amid the long decline toward exile, the promise to David's house refuses to die; the flickering lamp kept burning anticipates the coming King who will not fail or be cut off.

How 2 Kings 13:24 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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