Ben-Hadad III.

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Bir-Hadad III. (also Bar-Hadad III .; Old Testament Ben-Hadad ) was from about 805 to 773 BC. Ruler of the kingdom of Aram .

He was the son of Hazael and is mentioned in the stele of the Zakkur of Hamat . Bir-Hadad III. is said to have formed a military coalition to prevent the annexation of the city of Hazrak .

“Bir-Hadad III, the son of Hazael, king of Aram, united 17 kings against me: Bir-Hadad III, the king Bir-Guš of Arpad , the king of Qu'e , the king of Amq , the king of Gurgum , the king of Ja'udi , the king of Meliz , who [... destroyed the rest] ... "

- Excerpts from the inscription of King Zakkur

literature

  • Wilhelmus C. Delsmann: The inscription of King Zakkur von Hamath ; in: Otto Kaiser : Texts from the environment of the Old Testament , vol. 1, 6th delivery: legal and economic documents; ; Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus Mohn, 1985; ISBN 3-579-00065-9 ; Pp. 626-628.
  • Henri Pognon: Inscriptions sémitiques de la Syrie, de la Mésopotamie et de la region de Mossoul ; Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1907.
personal data
SURNAME Ben-Hadad III.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bir-Hadad III .; Bar-Hadad III.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Aram (805-773 BC)
DATE OF BIRTH 9th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 8th century BC Chr.