“Iwill kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, And it shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.”
Parallel translations
- WEB “I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.”
- KJV And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.
- BSB “I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-hadad.”
- NASB “I will set fire to the wall of Damascus, And it will devour the fortified palace of Ben-hadad.”
- NLT “And I will set fire to the walls of Damascus that will burn up the palaces of Ben-hadad.”
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Quick answer
God will set fire to the walls of Damascus and consume the palaces of its kings. The seat of Syrian power will be destroyed.
Overview
Ben Hadad was a dynastic name of Damascus's rulers, so its palaces represent the heart of Aramean royal power. The kindled fire is God's instrument of judgment. This closes the Damascus oracle, echoing Amos 1:4 and confirming that even the strongest kingdoms fall at the LORD's word.
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Cross-references · 6
- Amos 1:3–5Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron;
- 1 Kgs 15:18–20Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that was left in the treasures of Yahweh’s house, and the treasures of the king’s house, and delivered it into the hand of his servants. Then King Asa sent them to Ben Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying,
- 2 Kgs 13:5(Yahweh gave Israel a savior, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians; and the children of Israel lived in their tents as before.
- Jer 43:12I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captive: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment; and he shall go out from there in peace.
- 2 Kgs 13:3Yahweh’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.
- 1 Kgs 20:1–22Ben Hadad the king of Syria gathered all his army together; and there were thirty-two kings with him, with horses and chariots. He went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.
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