Bible Cross References
I will
Amos 1:7
So I will send fire upon the city walls of Gaza and burn down its fortresses.
Amos 1:10
So I will send fire upon the city walls of Tyre and burn down its fortresses."
Amos 1:12
So I will send fire upon the city of Teman and burn down the fortresses of Bozrah."
Amos 1:14
So I will send fire upon the city walls of Rabbah and burn down its fortresses. Then there will be shouts on the day of battle, and the fighting will rage like a storm.
Amos 2:2
I will send fire upon the land of Moab and burn down the fortresses of Kerioth. The people of Moab will die in the noise of battle while soldiers are shouting and trumpets are sounding.
Amos 2:5
So I will send fire upon Judah and burn down the fortresses of Jerusalem."
Judges 9:19
Now then, if what you did today to Gideon and his family was sincere and honest, then be happy with Abimelech and let him be happy with you.
Judges 9:20
But if not, may fire blaze out from Abimelech and burn up the men of Shechem and Bethmillo. May fire blaze out from the men of Shechem and Bethmillo and burn Abimelech up."
Judges 9:57
God also made the men of Shechem suffer for their wickedness, just as Jotham, Gideon's son, said they would when he cursed them.
Jeremiah 17:27
But they must obey me and observe the Sabbath as a sacred day. They must not carry any load through the gates of Jerusalem on that day, for if they do, I will set the gates of Jerusalem on fire. Fire will burn down the palaces of Jerusalem, and no one will be able to put it out."
Jeremiah 49:27
I will set the walls of Damascus on fire and will burn down King Benhadad's palaces. I, the LORD Almighty, have spoken."
Ezekiel 30:8
When I set fire to Egypt and all her defenders are killed, then they will know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 39:6
I will start a fire in the land of Magog and along all the seacoasts where people live undisturbed, and everyone will know that I am the LORD.
Hosea 8:14
"The people of Israel have built palaces, but they have forgotten their own Maker. The people of Judah have built fortified cities. But I will send fire that will burn down their palaces and their cities."
Hazael
1 Kings 19:15
The LORD said, "Return to the wilderness near Damascus, then enter the city and anoint Hazael as king of Syria;
2 Kings 8:7-15
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Elisha went to Damascus at a time when King Benhadad of Syria was sick. When the king was told that Elisha was there,
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he said to Hazael, one of his officials, "Take a gift to the prophet and ask him to consult the LORD to find out whether or not I am going to get well."
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So Hazael loaded forty camels with all kinds of the finest products of Damascus and went to Elisha. When Hazael met him, he said, "Your servant King Benhadad has sent me to ask you whether or not he will recover from his sickness."
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Elisha answered, "The LORD has revealed to me that he will die; but go to him and tell him that he will recover."
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Then Elisha stared at him with a horrified look on his face until Hazael became ill at ease. Suddenly Elisha burst into tears.
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"Why are you crying, sir?" Hazael asked. "Because I know the horrible things you will do against the people of Israel," Elisha answered. "You will set their fortresses on fire, slaughter their finest young men, batter their children to death, and rip open their pregnant women."
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"How could I ever be that powerful?" Hazael asked. "I'm a nobody!" "The LORD has shown me that you will be king of Syria," Elisha replied.
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Hazael went back to Benhadad, who asked him, "What did Elisha say?" "He told me that you would certainly get well," Hazael answered.
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But on the following day Hazael took a blanket, soaked it in water, and smothered the king. And Hazael succeeded Benhadad as king of Syria.
Benhadad
1 Kings 20:1-22
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King Benhadad of Syria gathered all his troops, and supported by thirty-two other rulers with their horses and chariots, he marched up, laid siege to Samaria, and launched attacks against it.
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He sent messengers into the city to King Ahab of Israel to say, "King Benhadad demands that
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you surrender to him your silver and gold, your women and the strongest of your children."
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"Tell my lord, King Benhadad, that I agree; he can have me and everything I own," Ahab answered.
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Later the messengers came back to Ahab with another demand from Benhadad: "I sent you word that you were to hand over to me your silver and gold, your women and your children.
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Now, however, I will send my officers to search your palace and the homes of your officials, and to take everything they consider valuable. They will be there about this time tomorrow."
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King Ahab called in all the leaders of the country and said, "You see that this man wants to ruin us. He sent me a message demanding my wives and children, my silver and gold, and I agreed."
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The leaders and the people answered, "Don't pay any attention to him; don't give in."
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So Ahab replied to Benhadad's messengers, "Tell my lord the king that I agreed to his first demand, but I cannot agree to the second." The messengers left and then returned with another message
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from Benhadad: "I will bring enough men to destroy this city of yours and carry off the rubble in their hands. May the gods strike me dead if I don't!"
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King Ahab answered, "Tell King Benhadad that a real soldier does his bragging after a battle, not before it."
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Benhadad received Ahab's answer as he and his allies, the other rulers, were drinking in their tents. He ordered his men to get ready to attack the city, and so they moved into position.
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Meanwhile, a prophet went to King Ahab and said, "The LORD says, 'Don't be afraid of that huge army! I will give you victory over it today, and you will know that I am the LORD.' "
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"Who will lead the attack?" Ahab asked. The prophet answered, "The LORD says that the young soldiers under the command of the district governors are to do it." "Who will command the main force?" the king asked. "You," the prophet answered.
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So the king called out the young soldiers who were under the district commanders, 232 in all. Then he called out the Israelite army, a total of seven thousand men.
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The attack began at noon, as Benhadad and his thirty-two allies were getting drunk in their tents.
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The young soldiers advanced first. Scouts sent out by Benhadad reported to him that a group of soldiers was coming out of Samaria.
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He ordered, "Take them alive, no matter whether they are coming to fight or to ask for peace."
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The young soldiers led the attack, followed by the Israelite army,
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and each one killed the man he fought. The Syrians fled, with the Israelites in hot pursuit, but Benhadad escaped on horseback, accompanied by some of the cavalry.
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King Ahab took to the field, captured the horses and chariots, and inflicted a severe defeat on the Syrians.
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Then the prophet went to King Ahab and said, "Go back and build up your forces and make careful plans, because the king of Syria will attack again next spring."
2 Kings 6:24
Some time later King Benhadad of Syria led his entire army against Israel and laid siege to the city of Samaria.
2 Kings 13:3
So the LORD was angry with Israel, and he allowed King Hazael of Syria and his son Benhadad to defeat Israel time after time.
2 Kings 13:25
Then King Jehoash of Israel defeated Benhadad three times and recaptured the cities that had been taken by Benhadad during the reign of Jehoahaz, the father of Jehoash.
2 Chronicles 16:2
So Asa took silver and gold from the treasuries of the Temple and the palace and sent it to Damascus, to King Benhadad of Syria, with this message: