Lexicon :: Strong's H2574 - ḥămāṯ

So they went up and scouted out the land from the Wilderness of Zin[fn] as far as Rehob near the entrance to Hamath.[fn]

“from Mount Hor draw a line to the entrance of Hamath,[fn] and the border will reach Zedad.

“the land of the Gebalites; and all Lebanon east from Baal-gad below Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath[fn] ​— ​

These nations included the five rulers of the Philistines and all of the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the Lebanese mountains from Mount Baal-hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath.[fn]

When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,

Solomon and all Israel with him ​— ​a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath[fn] to the Brook of Egypt ​— ​observed the festival at that time in the presence of the LORD our God, seven days, and seven more days ​— ​fourteen days.[fn]

He restored Israel’s border from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through his servant, the prophet Jonah son of Amittai from Gath-hepher.

The rest of the events of Jeroboam’s reign ​— ​along with all his accomplishments, the power he had to wage war, and how he recovered for Israel Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah[fn] — are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in place of the Israelites in the cities of Samaria. The settlers took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities.

The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,

Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?[fn] Have they rescued Samaria from my power?

“Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of[fn] Sepharvaim, Hena, or Ivvah? ’ ”

Pharaoh Neco imprisoned him at Riblah in the land of Hamath to keep him from reigning in Jerusalem, and he imposed on the land a fine of seventy-five hundred pounds[fn] of silver and seventy-five pounds[fn] of gold.

The king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah went into exile from its land.

So David assembled all Israel, from the Shihor of Egypt to the entrance of Hamath,[fn] to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah at Hamath when he went to establish his control at the Euphrates River.

When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of King Hadadezer of Zobah,

So Solomon and all Israel with him ​— ​a very great assembly, from the entrance to Hamath[fn] to the Brook of Egypt ​— ​observed the festival at that time for seven days.

He built Tadmor in the wilderness along with all the storage cities that he built in Hamath.

“Isn’t Calno like Carchemish?

Isn’t Hamath like Arpad?

Isn’t Samaria like Damascus?[fn]

On that day the Lord will extend his hand a second time to recover the remnant of his people who survive ​— ​from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the coasts and islands of the west.

“Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they rescued Samaria from my power?

“Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of[fn] Sepharvaim, Hena, or Ivvah? ’ ”

However, the Chaldean army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They arrested him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon’s king, at Riblah in the land of Hamath. The king passed sentence on him there.

About Damascus:

Hamath and Arpad are put to shame,

for they have heard a bad report and are agitated,

like[fn] the anxious sea that cannot be calmed.

The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.

The king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah went into exile from its land.

“Berothah, and Sibraim (which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath), as far as Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.

“On the west side the Mediterranean Sea will be the border, from the southern border up to a point opposite Lebo-hamath. This will be the western side.

“Now these are the names of the tribes:

From the northern end, along the road of Hethlon, to Lebo-hamath as far as Hazar-enon, at the northern border of Damascus, alongside Hamath and extending from the eastern side to the sea, will be Dan ​— ​one portion.

But look, I am raising up a nation

against you, house of Israel —

this is the declaration of the Lord,

the GOD of Armies —

and they will oppress you

from the entrance of Hamath[fn]

to the Brook of the Arabah.[fn]

and also against Hamath, which borders it,

as well as Tyre and Sidon,

though they are very shrewd.