Hazael

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Hazael
     whom God beholds, an officer of Ben-hadad II., king of Syria,
     who ultimately came to the throne, according to the word of the
     Lord to Elijah (1 Kings 19:15), after he had put the king to
     death (2 Kings 8:15). His interview with Elisha is mentioned in
     2 Kings 8. The Assyrians soon after his accession to the throne


     came against him and defeated him with very great loss; and
     three years afterwards again invaded Syria, but on this occasion
     Hazael submitted to them. He then turned his arms against
     Israel, and ravaged "all the land of Gilead," etc. (2 Kings
     10:33), which he held in a degree of subjection to him (13:3-7,
     22). He aimed at the subjugation also of the kingdom of Judah,
     when Joash obtained peace by giving him "all the gold that was
     found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the
     king's house" (2 Kings 12:18; 2 Chr. 24:24). He reigned about
     forty-six years (B.C.886-840), and was succeeded on the throne
     by his son Ben-hadad (2 Kings 13:22-25), who on several
     occasions was defeated by Jehoash, the king of Israel, and
     compelled to restore all the land of Israel his father had
     taken.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Hazael, that sees God