Person Old Testament
Hazael
Hazael, king of Aram, was anointed by Elijah and fought against Israel and Judah. Mentioned in 21 verses across 4 books, first at 1 Kings 19:15.
Why it matters. King of Aram (Syria), anointed by Elijah.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hazael
Hazael was the king of Aram (Syria) during the reigns of Jehoram, Jehu, Jehoahaz, and Jehoash of Israel, and Ahaziah and Joash of Judah. He was anointed by the prophet Elijah as the future king of Aram (1Ki.19.15, 17). Hazael became king after the death of Ben-Hadad II, whom he had murdered (2Ki.8.15). During his reign, Hazael fought against Israel and Judah, capturing cities and inflicting heavy casualties (2Ki.8.28-29; 9.14-15; 10.32; 12.17-18; 13.3, 22). He also oppressed Israel during the reign of Jehoahaz (2Ki.13.3, 22). However, Jehoash, son of Jehoahaz, recaptured some cities from Hazael's son, Ben-Hadad III (2Ki.13.24-25). The prophet Amos prophesied against Hazael and his dynasty for their cruelty against Israel (Amo.1.4).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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- Ben-hadad
Appears in Scripture
Named in 21 verses across 4 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.