2 Kings 13 · Verse 24

2 Kings 13:24

So Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben–hadad his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 13:24, King James Version

2 Kings 13:24 in other translations

BSBWhen Hazael king of Aram died, his son Ben-hadad reigned in his place.
WEBHazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son reigned in his place.
ASVAnd Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead.
YLTAnd Hazael king of Aram dieth, and reign doth Ben-Hadad his son in his stead,
DARBYAnd Hazael king of Syria died, and Ben-Hadad his son reigned in his stead.
BBEThen Hazael, king of Aram, came to his end; and Ben-hadad his son became king in his place.
WebsterSo Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead.

What does 2 Kings 13:24 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 13:20-25

God has many ways to chastise a provoking people. Trouble comes sometimes from that point whence we least feared it. The mention of this invasion on the death of Elisha, shows that the removal of God's faithful prophets is a presage of coming judgments. His dead body was a means of giving life to another dead body. This miracle was a confirmation of his prophecies. And it may have reference to Christ, by whose death…

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2 Kings 13:24 in the original Hebrew

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וַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motand he diedH4191
חֲזָאֵ֣לcha.za.'ElHazaelH2371
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
אֲרָ֑ם'a.RamAramH758
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he became kingH4427
בֶּן\־ben-BenH1130
הֲדַ֥דha.DadHadadH1130
בְּנ֖וֹbe.Noson hisH1121
תַּחְתָּֽיו\׃tach.Tavin place of himH8478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 13:24

  • Psalms 125:3

    For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

  • Luke 18:7

    And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

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Hazael.
Ps 125:3; Lu 18:7

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Context

  • 2 Kings 13:23

    And the Lord was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

  • 2 Kings 13:24

    So Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben–hadad his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Kings 13:25

    And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben–hadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

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2 Kings 13:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y murió Hazael rey de Siria, y reinó en su lugar Ben-adad su hijo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Hazaël, roi de Syrie, mourut; et Ben-Hadad, son fils, régna à sa place.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Hasael, der König von Syrien, starb. Und Ben-Hadad, sein Sohn, ward König an seiner Statt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Mortuus est autem Hazaël rex Syriæ, et regnavit Benadad filius ejus pro eo.