So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.
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- WEB Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, continually.
- KJV And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, all their days.
- NKJV Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel, and He delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-Hadad the son of Hazael, all their days.
- NASB So the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and He continually handed them over to Hazael king of Aram, and to Ben-hadad, the son of Hazael.
- NLT So the Lord was very angry with Israel, and he allowed King Hazael of Aram and his son Ben-hadad to defeat them repeatedly.
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Quick answer
God's anger gives Israel into the power of Hazael and his son Ben-hadad of Syria for a long time. Idolatry brings prolonged oppression.
Overview
The Lord disciplines Israel by handing them over to Syrian domination across two reigns. The sustained oppression is the covenant consequence of unrepentant sin. Yet God's use of foreign powers as His instruments shows He remains sovereign even in judgment, disciplining His people toward repentance.
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- 1 Kgs 19:17Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.
- 2 Kgs 13:24–25When Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad reigned in his place.
- Judg 2:14Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.
- 2 Kgs 12:17At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.
- 2 Kgs 13:22And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.
- Deut 28:25The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
- Judg 10:7–14So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites,
- Judg 3:8Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.
- Lev 26:17And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
- 2 Kgs 8:12–13“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”
- Heb 12:29“For our God is a consuming fire.”
- Isa 10:5–6Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
- Deut 4:24–27For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
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