He divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and routed them and pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus.
1 Kings 19:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Then the Lord said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus; when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael as king over Aram. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord said to him, Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus; and when you arrive, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, thou shalt anoint Hazael to be king over Syria; Common English Bible The LORD said to him, “Go back through the desert to Damascus and anoint Hazael as king of Aram. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord said to him: "Go, and return on your way, through the desert, to Damascus. And when you have arrived there, you shall anoint Hazael as king over Syria. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord said to him: Go, and return on thy way through the desert to Damascus. And when thou art come thither, thou shalt anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. |
He divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and routed them and pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus.
He went with Joram son of Ahab to wage war against King Hazael of Aram at Ramoth-gilead, where the Arameans wounded Joram.
Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. Joram with all Israel had been on guard at Ramoth-gilead against King Hazael of Aram,
Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their robes, to open doors before him— and the gates shall not be closed:
See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.”
So I will send a fire on the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.