A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.19.15;
father of: Ben-hadad (H1130I)
§ Hazael = "one who sees God"
a king of Syria; sent by his master, Ben-hadad, to the prophet Elisha, to seek a remedy for Ben-hadad's leprosy; apparently later killed Ben-hadad, assumed the throne, and soon became engaged in a war with the kings of Judah and Israel for the possession of the city of Ramoth-gilead