Hamath
Hamath appears in 21 verses of the Bible, from 2 Samuel to Zechariah.
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- Near Hama, 400 km north of Jerusalem
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Key passages
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When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of Hadadezer,
2 Samuel 8:9 · Read the chapter -
The rest of the events in the reign of Jeroboam II and everything he did—including the extent of his power, his wars, and how he recovered for Israel both Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah—are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.
2 Kings 14:28 · Read the chapter -
When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had destroyed the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,
1 Chronicles 18:9 · Read the chapter -
He rebuilt Tadmor in the wilderness and built towns in the region of Hamath as supply centers.
2 Chronicles 8:4 · Read the chapter -
We destroyed Calno just as we did Carchemish. Hamath fell before us as Arpad did. And we destroyed Samaria just as we did Damascus.
Isaiah 10:9 · Read the chapter -
But the Babylonian troops chased them and overtook Zedekiah on the plains of Jericho. They captured him and took him to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, who was at Riblah in the land of Hamath. There the king of Babylon pronounced judgment upon Zedekiah.
Jeremiah 39:5 · Read the chapter
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