Rezon
And God stirred him up [another] adversary, Rezon the son of
Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:...
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re'-zon (rezon; Rhazon): Son of Eliadah, and a subject of
Hadadezer, king of Zobah (1 Ki 11:23). The name appears to be
given as chezyon; Hazein (1 Ki 15:18; see HEZION), where he is
the father of Tabrimmon, whose son Ben-hadad I is known
through his leaaue with Asa, king of Judah. When David
conquered Zobah, Rezon renounced his allegiance to ...
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-(A king of Damascus)
-An adversary of Solomon
1Ki 11:23-25...
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(prince), son of Eliadah, a Syrian, who when David defeated
Hadadezer king of Zobah, put himself at the head of a band of
freebooters and set up a petty kingdom at Damascus. 1Ki 11:23
He harassed the kingdom of Solomon during his whole reign.
(B.C. 1043-975.)...
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prince, son of Eliadah. Abandoning the service of Hadadezer,
the
king of Zobah, on the occasion of his being defeated
by David,
he became the "captain over a band" of marauders, and
took
Damascus, and became king of Syria (1 Kings 11:23-25;
2 Sam.
8:3-8). For centuries after this the Syrians were the
foes of
Israel. He "became an adversar...
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(See HADAREZER.) 1 Kings 11:23-24. Gathered the Syrian
remnant, after David's slaughter of his master Hadadezer (2
Samuel 8:3-8), and set up a petty kingdom at Damascus, and
thence harassed Solomon's kingdom. See also Josephus, Ant.
8:7, section 6....
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