2 Kings 13:3
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, all their days. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, all their days.
Israel's idolatry and departure from God provoked the Lord's anger, so He delivered Israel into the hand of Hazael king of Syria and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael. That delivering meant subjection to Syrian rule and oppression as divine judgment, an example of Israel being enslaved by foreign powers. This took place during the reigns of Jehoahaz and Jehoash, when Hazael devastated the ten tribes and laid them under tribute.
The Ben-hadad named here was a Syrian king, showing that Ben-hadad was a name common to Syrian kings. Syria acted as a buffer state for Israel, and Assyria's wars with Syria and defeat of Syria explain how that Syrian pressure on Israel later eased, leaving Israel free to expand and grow strong and helping explain the northern kingdom's history. Israel's experience and later downfall stand as a lesson that disobedience to God leads to national weakness and captivity.