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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Aramaeans</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/a/aramaeans.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/2_samuel/8-5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/a/aramaeans.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Aramaeans</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/a/aramaean.htm" title="Aramaean">◄</a> Aramaeans <a href="/topical/a/aramaic.htm" title="Aramaic">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>The Aramaeans, also known as Syrians in some biblical translations, were a Semitic people who played a significant role in the history of the ancient Near East. They are frequently mentioned in the Old Testament, where their interactions with the Israelites are documented. The Aramaeans primarily inhabited the region of Aram, which corresponds to modern-day Syria and parts of Turkey.<br><br><b>Origins and Early History</b><br><br>The Aramaeans are believed to have originated from the Arabian Peninsula, migrating northward into Mesopotamia and the Levant. They established several city-states, including Damascus, which became a prominent center of Aramaean power. The Bible first mentions the Aramaeans in <a href="/genesis/10-22.htm">Genesis 10:22</a>, where Aram is listed as a descendant of Shem, making the Aramaeans Semites.<br><br><b>Language and Culture</b><br><br>The Aramaeans spoke Aramaic, a language that became widely used across the Near East. Aramaic eventually became the lingua franca of the region, influencing many cultures and languages, including Hebrew. Portions of the Old Testament, such as parts of Daniel and Ezra, are written in Aramaic.<br><br><b>Biblical Interactions</b><br><br>The Aramaeans frequently interacted with the Israelites, both as allies and adversaries. One of the earliest encounters is recorded in <a href="/genesis/24-10.htm">Genesis 24:10</a>, where Abraham's servant travels to Aram-Naharaim to find a wife for Isaac, indicating familial ties between the Israelites and Aramaeans.<br><br>During the period of the Judges, the Israelites faced oppression from the Aramaeans. <a href="/judges/3-8.htm">Judges 3:8-10</a> recounts how the Israelites were delivered into the hands of Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Aram-Naharaim, until Othniel, the first judge, delivered them.<br><br>The Aramaeans are perhaps most famously associated with the kingdom of Damascus. Throughout the books of Kings and Chronicles, the Aramaeans of Damascus frequently clashed with the northern kingdom of Israel. In <a href="/bsb/1_kings/20.htm">1 Kings 20</a>, Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, besieges Samaria, but the Israelites, under King Ahab, achieve victory through divine intervention.<br><br>The prophet Elisha had significant interactions with the Aramaeans. In <a href="/bsb/2_kings/5.htm">2 Kings 5</a>, Naaman, the commander of the Aramaean army, is healed of leprosy by Elisha, demonstrating God's power and mercy. In <a href="/2_kings/6-8.htm">2 Kings 6:8-23</a>, Elisha thwarts Aramaean military plans through divine insight, leading to a temporary peace.<br><br><b>Political and Military Influence</b><br><br>The Aramaeans were a formidable military power. They often formed coalitions with other regional powers to oppose larger empires, such as Assyria. Despite their strength, the Aramaeans eventually succumbed to the expanding Assyrian Empire. Damascus fell to the Assyrians in 732 BC, as recorded in <a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">2 Kings 16:9</a>, marking the decline of Aramaean political influence.<br><br><b>Religious Beliefs</b><br><br>The Aramaeans practiced a polytheistic religion, worshiping deities such as Hadad, the storm god, and Atargatis, a mother goddess. Their religious practices occasionally influenced the Israelites, leading to syncretism and idolatry, which the prophets vehemently opposed.<br><br><b>Legacy</b><br><br>Despite their eventual political decline, the Aramaeans left a lasting legacy through their language and cultural influence. Aramaic continued to be widely spoken during the time of Jesus and the early Christian church. The Aramaeans' interactions with the Israelites, as recorded in the Bible, provide valuable insights into the historical and cultural context of the ancient Near East.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">ARAMAEANS; ARAMEANS</span><p>ar-a-me'-ans: Often in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) Syrians. See <a href="../s/syria.htm">SYRIA</a>.<p><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/sayce/early_israel_and_the_surrounding_nations/chapter_iii_the_nations_of.htm"><span class="l">The Nations of the South-East</span></a> <br><b>...</b> himself by marrying the daughter of the king of the Aramaic district of Geshur,<br> which bounded Gilead on the north, and Ammonites and <b>Aramaeans</b> were in close <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter iii the nations of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sayce/early_israel_and_the_surrounding_nations/chapter_iv_the_nations_of.htm"><span class="l">The Nations of the North-East</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Ammon was easily crushed, and while its capital was closely invested the Israelitish<br> troops fell upon the <b>Aramaeans</b> in campaign after campaign. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter iv the nations of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xiii.htm"><span class="l">Chapter xiii</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The word for gold, zahabh, used, as Procksch points out also by <b>Aramaeans</b> and Arabians,<br> is not the word employed by Canaanites and Babylonians, viz., charats <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xiii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_x.htm"><span class="l">Chapter x</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "Aram" represents the later <b>Aramaeans</b> who dwelt northeast of Palestine. They<br> are in the Bible usually referred to by the name "Syrians <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter x.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sayce/early_israel_and_the_surrounding_nations/chapter_i_the_israelites.htm"><span class="l">The Israelites</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Amalekite inhabitants, and securing the road which carried the trade of Syria to<br> the Red Sea; while Jacob sought his wives among the settled <b>Aramaeans</b> of Harran <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter i the israelites.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xxv.htm"><span class="l">Chapter xxv</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Skinner assigns to them the region "intermediate between the Arabian Cushites on<br> the south; the Edomites, Moabites, etc., on the west; and the <b>Aramaeans</b> on the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxv.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_7/chapter_iiisargon_of_assyria_722-705.htm"><span class="l">Sargon of Assyria (722-705 BC )</span></a> <br><b>...</b> reigned in Susa, and that their revolts must often have jeopardised the safety of<br> the empire, in spite of the assistance afforded by the <b>Aramaeans</b> from the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iiisargon of assyria 722-705.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_4/chapter_iisyria_at_the_beginning.htm"><span class="l">Syria at the Beginning of the Egyptian Conquest</span></a> <br><b>...</b> They made alliances with the native <b>Aramaeans</b>"with those Kashdi, properly called<br> Chaldaeans, whose name we have imposed upon all the nations who, from a very <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iisyria at the beginning.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_8/chapter_isennacherib_705-681_b_c.htm"><span class="l">Sennacherib (705-681 BC )</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the greatest, and enlisted the help of the troops of Parsuas, Ellipi, and Anzan,<br> the Aramaean Puqudu and Gambulu of the Tigris, as well as the <b>Aramaeans</b> of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter isennacherib 705-681 b c.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_6/chapter_iithe_rise_of_the.htm"><span class="l">The Rise of the Assyrian Empire</span></a> <br><b>...</b> PHOENICIA AND THE NORTHERN NATIONS AFTER THE DEATH OP RAMSES III.--- THE FIRST ASSYRIAN<br> EMPIRE: TIGLATH-PILESUR I.--- THE <b>ARAMAEANS</b> AND THE KHATI. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iithe rise of the.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/aramaeans.htm"><span class="l"><b>Aramaeans</b> (49 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia <b>ARAMAEANS</b>; ARAMEANS. ar-a <b>...</b> Syrians. See SYRIA.<br> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Aramaeans</b> (49 Occurrences). 2 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/aramaeans.htm - 23k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/aramaean.htm"><span class="l">Aramaean (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 10:18 And the <b>Aramaeans</b> went in flight before Israel; and David put to<br> the sword the men of seven hundred Aramaean war-carriages and forty thousand <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/aramaean.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/hadadezer's.htm"><span class="l">Hadadezer's (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 10:16 And Hadadezer sent for the <b>Aramaeans</b> who were on the other side of<br> the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach, the captain of Hadadezer's <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hadadezer's.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/forces.htm"><span class="l">Forces (123 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (BBE). 2 Samuel 8:6 And David put armed forces in Aram of Damascus: and the<br><b>Aramaeans</b> became servants to David and gave him offerings. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/forces.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/formation.htm"><span class="l">Formation (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 10:8 And the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position<br> at the way into the town: and the <b>Aramaeans</b> of Zobah and of Rehob, with the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/formation.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/twenty-two.htm"><span class="l">Twenty-two (26 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 8:5 And when the <b>Aramaeans</b> of Damascus came to the help of Hadadezer, king<br> of Zobah, David put to the sword twenty-two thousand of the <b>Aramaeans</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/twenty-two.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pushing.htm"><span class="l">Pushing (26 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Kings 22:11 And Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made himself horns of iron and<br> said, The Lord says, Pushing back the <b>Aramaeans</b> with these, you will put an <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pushing.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/war-carriages.htm"><span class="l">War-carriages (76 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 10:18 And the <b>Aramaeans</b> went in flight before Israel; and David put to<br> the sword the men of seven hundred Aramaean war-carriages and forty thousand <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/war-carriages.htm - 31k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/supported.htm"><span class="l">Supported (43 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> have been inspected, and supported, and go to meet them, and the sons of Israel<br> encamp before them, like two flocks of goats, and the <b>Aramaeans</b> have filled the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/supported.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/l/lines.htm"><span class="l">Lines (42 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took the<br> best of the men of Israel and put them in line against the <b>Aramaeans</b>; (See NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/l/lines.htm - 19k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Aramaeans (49 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-5.htm">2 Samuel 8:5</a></span><br />And when the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> of Damascus came to the help of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David put to the sword twenty-two thousand of the Aramaeans.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-6.htm">2 Samuel 8:6</a></span><br />And David put armed forces in Aram of Damascus: and the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> became servants to David and gave him offerings. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">2 Samuel 10:6</a></span><br />And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves hated by David, they sent to the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> of Beth-rehob and Zobah, and got for payment twenty thousand footmen, and they got from the king of Maacah a thousand men, and from Tob twelve thousand.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/10-8.htm">2 Samuel 10:8</a></span><br />And the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position at the way into the town: and the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> of Zobah and of Rehob, with the men of Tob and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/10-9.htm">2 Samuel 10:9</a></span><br />Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took the best of the men of Israel and put them in line against the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/10-11.htm">2 Samuel 10:11</a></span><br />And he said, If the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> are stronger and get the better of me, then you are to come to my help; but if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/10-13.htm">2 Samuel 10:13</a></span><br />Then Joab and the people with him went forward to the fight against the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>, and they went in flight before him.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/10-14.htm">2 Samuel 10:14</a></span><br />And when the children of Ammon saw the flight of the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>, they themselves went in flight from Abishai, and came into the town. So Joab went back from fighting the children of Ammon and came to Jerusalem.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/10-15.htm">2 Samuel 10:15</a></span><br />And when the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> saw that Israel had overcome them, they got themselves together.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/10-16.htm">2 Samuel 10:16</a></span><br />And Hadadezer sent for the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> who were on the other side of the River: and they came to Helam, with Shobach, the captain of Hadadezer's army, at their head.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/10-17.htm">2 Samuel 10:17</a></span><br />And word of this was given to David: and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam. And the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> put their forces in position against David, and made an attack on him.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/10-18.htm">2 Samuel 10:18</a></span><br />And the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> went in flight before Israel; and David put to the sword the men of seven hundred Aramaean war-carriages and forty thousand footmen, and Shobach, the captain of the army, was wounded, and came to his death there.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/10-19.htm">2 Samuel 10:19</a></span><br />And when all the kings who were servants of Hadadezer saw that they were overcome by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became their servants. So the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>, in fear, gave no more help to the children of Ammon.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/20-20.htm">1 Kings 20:20</a></span><br />And every one of them put his man to death, and the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> went in flight with Israel after them; and Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got away safely on a horse with his horsemen.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/20-21.htm">1 Kings 20:21</a></span><br />And the king of Israel went out and took the horses and the war-carriages, and made great destruction among the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/20-26.htm">1 Kings 20:26</a></span><br />So, a year later, Ben-hadad got the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> together and went up to Aphek to make war on Israel.<br /><span class="source">(BBE YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/20-27.htm">1 Kings 20:27</a></span><br />And the children of Israel got themselves together, and food was made ready and they went against them; the tents of the children of Israel were like two little flocks of goats before them, but all the country was full of the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/20-28.htm">1 Kings 20:28</a></span><br />And a man of God came up and said to the king of Israel, The Lord says, Because the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> have said, The Lord is a god of the hills and not of the valleys; I will give all this great army into your hands, and you will see that I am the Lord.<br /><span class="source">(BBE YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/22-11.htm">1 Kings 22:11</a></span><br />And Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made himself horns of iron and said, The Lord says, Pushing back the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> with these, you will put an end to them completely.<br /><span class="source">(BBE YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/5-2.htm">2 Kings 5:2</a></span><br />Now the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> had gone out in bands, and taken prisoner from Israel a little girl, who became servant to Naaman's wife.<br /><span class="source">(BBE YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/6-9.htm">2 Kings 6:9</a></span><br />And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Take care to keep away from that place, for the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> are waiting there in secret.<br /><span class="source">(BBE YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm">2 Kings 6:18</a></span><br />Now when the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> came down to Elisha, he made a prayer to the Lord saying, Lord, make this people blind. And he made them blind at Elisha's request.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/6-23.htm">2 Kings 6:23</a></span><br />So he made ready a great feast for them, and when they had had food and drink, he sent them away and they went back to their master. And no more bands of <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> came into the land of Israel.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6</a></span><br />For the Lord had made the sound of carriages and horses, and the noise of a great army, come to the ears of the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>, so that they said to one another, Truly, the king of Israel has got the kings of the Hittites and of the Egyptians for a price to make an attack on us.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/7-10.htm">2 Kings 7:10</a></span><br />So they came in, and, crying out to the door-keepers of the town, they gave them the news, saying, We came to the tents of the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>, and there was no one there and no voice of man, only the horses and the asses in their places, and the tents as they were.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/7-12.htm">2 Kings 7:12</a></span><br />Then the king got up in the night and said to his servants, This is my idea of what the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> have done to us. They have knowledge that we are without food; and so they have gone out of their tents, and are waiting secretly in the open country, saying, When they come out of the town, we will take them living and get into the town.<br /><span class="source">(BBE YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/7-14.htm">2 Kings 7:14</a></span><br />So they took two horsemen; and the king sent them after the army of the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>, saying, Go and see.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/7-15.htm">2 Kings 7:15</a></span><br />And they went after them as far as Jordan; and all the road was covered with clothing and vessels dropped by the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> in their flight. So those who were sent went back and gave the news to the king. <br /><span class="source">(BBE YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/7-16.htm">2 Kings 7:16</a></span><br />Then the people went out and took the goods from the tents of the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>. So a measure of good meal was to be had for the price of a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, as the Lord had said.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/8-28.htm">2 Kings 8:28</a></span><br />He went with Joram, the son of Ahab, to make war on Hazael, king of Aram, at Ramoth-gilead: and Joram was wounded by the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/9-15.htm">2 Kings 9:15</a></span><br />But King Joram had gone back to Jezreel to get well from the wounds which the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> had given him when he was fighting against Hazael, king of Aram.) And Jehu said, If this is your purpose, then let no one get away and go out of the town to give news of it in Jezreel.<br /><span class="source">(BBE YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/13-5.htm">2 Kings 13:5</a></span><br />(And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, so that they became free from the hands of the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>; and the children of Israel were living in their tents as in the past.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/13-17.htm">2 Kings 13:17</a></span><br />Then he said; Let the window be open to the east: and he got it open. Then Elisha said, Let the arrow go; and he let it go. And he said, The Lord's arrow of salvation, of salvation over Aram; for you will overcome the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> in Aphek and put an end to them.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/16-6.htm">2 Kings 16:6</a></span><br />At that time hath Rezin king of Aram brought back Elath to Aram, and casteth out the Jews from Elath, and the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> have come in to Elath, and dwell there unto this day.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-5.htm">1 Chronicles 18:5</a></span><br />And when the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> of Damascus came to the help of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David put to the sword twenty-two thousand Aramaeans.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-6.htm">1 Chronicles 18:6</a></span><br />Then David put armed forces in Damascus, and the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> became his servants and gave him offerings. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went.<br /><span class="source">(BBE YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/19-10.htm">1 Chronicles 19:10</a></span><br />Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took all the best men of Israel, and put them in line against the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/19-12.htm">1 Chronicles 19:12</a></span><br />And he said, If the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> are stronger and get the better of me, then come to my help; and if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/19-14.htm">1 Chronicles 19:14</a></span><br />So Joab and the people who were with him went forward into the fight against the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>, and they went in flight before him.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/19-15.htm">1 Chronicles 19:15</a></span><br />And when the children of Ammon saw the flight of the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>, they themselves went in flight from Abishai, his brother, and came into the town. Then Joab came back to Jerusalem.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/19-16.htm">1 Chronicles 19:16</a></span><br />And when the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> saw that Israel had overcome them, they sent men to get the Aramaeans who were on the other side of the River, with Shophach, the captain of Hadadezer's army, at their head.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/19-17.htm">1 Chronicles 19:17</a></span><br />And word of this was given to David; and he got all Israel together and went over Jordan and came to Helam and put his forces in position against them. And when David's forces were in position against the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>, the fight was started.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/19-18.htm">1 Chronicles 19:18</a></span><br />And the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> went in flight before Israel; and David put to the sword the men of seven thousand Aramaean war-carriages and forty thousand footmen, and put to death Shophach, the captain of the army.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/19-19.htm">1 Chronicles 19:19</a></span><br />And when the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were overcome by Israel, they made peace with David and became his servants: and the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> would give no more help to the children of Ammon.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-10.htm">2 Chronicles 18:10</a></span><br />And Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made himself iron horns and said, The Lord says, Pushing back the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> with these, you will put an end to them completely.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-34.htm">2 Chronicles 18:34</a></span><br />But the fight became more violent while the day went on; and the king of Israel was supported in his war-carriage facing the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> till the evening; and by sundown he was dead. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-23.htm">2 Chronicles 24:23</a></span><br />Now in the spring, the army of the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span> came up against him; they came against Judah and Jerusalem, putting to death all the great men of the people and sending all the goods they took from them to the king of Damascus.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/35-11.htm">Jeremiah 35:11</a></span><br />But when Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came up into the land, we said, Come, let us go to Jerusalem, away from the army of the Chaldaeans and from the army of the <span class="boldtext">Aramaeans</span>: and so we are living in Jerusalem.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/amos/9-7.htm">Amos 9:7</a></span><br />Are you not as the children of the Ethiopians to me, O children of Israel? says the Lord. 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