Ben-Hadad I

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Aramaean kingdoms
• Aram Maacha  • Aram Geschur  • Aram Damascus  • Paddan Aram  • Aram Rehob  • Aram Soba
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• Reson  • Hezjon  • Tabrimmon  • Ben-Hadad  • Ben-Hadad II  • Ben-Hadad III  • Hazael  • Hadadezer  • Rezin

Ben-Hadad I (Aramaic: Bar-Hadad I) was the king of Aram Damascus between 885 BCE and 865 BCE. He was the son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion and a contemporary of Kings Baasha of Israel and Asa of Judah. Asa called on Ben-Hadad I to aid him in attacking northern Israel while Baasha was restricting access to Jerusalem through border fortifications. The plan worked for Asa as Ben-Hadad took the towns of "Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maachah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali" (1 Kgs. 15:20). This acquisition gave Damascus control of the trade route to southern Phoenicia. By the reign of Ahab the area was back in Israelite hands.^[1]

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Preceded by Tabrimmon

King of Aram Damascus 885 BC – 865 BC

Succeeded by Hadadezer