Aramean kings

Arameans
Aramaic language Aramaic alphabet
Aramean kingdoms
Aram-Damascus Paddan Aram Aram Rehob Aram Soba
Aramean kings
Irhuleni Hezion Tabrimmon Ben-Hadad Ben-Hadad II (Hadadezer) Hazael Ben-Hadad III Rezin
Aramean cities
Amrit Arpad Bit Bahiani Coba Höyük Gidara Hama Qarqar Ruhizzi Sam'al Tell Aran Tell Halaf Til Barsip Upu Zobah

The Syro-Hittite states of the Early Iron Age were partly ruled by Aramean kings. Some of these kingdoms persisted into the 9th or 8th century BC before being absorbed into the Neo-Assyrian Empire.

Some royal names are found in the Hebrew Bible.

Kings of Aram Damascus:
- Hezion
- Tabrimmon, son of Hezion
- Ben-Hadad I, son of Tabrimmon
- Ben-Hadad II or Hadadezer, mentioned in the Tel Dan Stele may be identical to biblical Ben-Hadad II.
- Hazael
- Ben-Hadad III, son of Hazael
- Rezin
Hadadezer bar Rehob, king of Zobah

Literature

Horst Klengel, Syria 3000 to 300 B.C.: A Handbook of Political History (Wiley, 1992), 206-212.

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