Hazael was the king of Aram. He killed Ben-Hadad II and ascended to the throne himself.
2 Kings 8:15In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being king of Judah then, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
그는 원래 벤하닷 2세의 신하였는데, 그가 병이 들자 엘리사에게 가서 병 나을 방법을 물어본다.
2 Kings 8:12Hazael said, “But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he could do this great thing?” Elisha answered, “Yahweh has shown me that you will be king over Syria.”2 Kings 8:13Then he departed from Elisha), and came to his master, who said to him, “What did Elisha say to you?” He answered, “He told me that you would surely recover.”2 Kings 8:14On the next day, he took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died. Then Hazael reigned in his place.2 Kings 8:15In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being king of Judah then, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
왕이 된 이후 그는 길르앗 라못에서 북 이스라엘 왕 요람(북이스라엘왕)에게 상처를 입혔고, 예후(북이스라엘왕) 시기에는 요단 동편 아로엘에서부터 길르앗과 바산까지 침공했다.
2 Kings 10:32from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.2 Kings 10:33Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
북 이스라엘의 에후가 죽고 그 아들 여호아하스(북이스라엘왕)가 왕이 된 시기에도 계속 공력했다.
2 Kings 13:22But Yahweh was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had respect for them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, and he didn’t cast them from his presence as yet.
죽은 뒤 아들 벤하닷 3세가 왕위에 오른다.
2 Kings 13:24Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Joash struck him three times, and recovered the cities of Israel.