1. Amos 1:4 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Who was Hazael?

Amos 1:4 (ESV)

4 So I will send a fire upon the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the strongholds of Ben-hadad.

Hazael was an Aramean king who founded a new dynasty by assassinating the previous king in 842 BC (2 Kings 8:7–15). He was the most powerful king of Syria and frequently threatened Israel and Judah (2 Kings 12:17–18; 2 Kings 13:3).