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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 11:23 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
1Ki 11:23 |
King James |
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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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Rezon - Possibly the same as the Hezion of Kg1 15:18; but probably one who interrupted the royal line of the Damascene Hadads, which was restored after his death. We may arrange the Damascus-kings of this period as follows:
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Hadadezer (or Hadad I), about 1040 B.C. (conquered by David).
Rezon (usurper) was contemporary with Solomon.
Hezion (Hadad II) was contemporary with Rehoboam.
Tabrimon (Hadad III) was contemporary with Abijam.
Ben-hadad (Hadad IV) was contemporary with Asa. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Who fled - When David had defeated him. Zobah - A part of Syria, between Damascus and Euphrates. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Rezon the son of Eliadah - Thus God fulfilled his threatening by the prophet Nathan: If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men; Sa2 7:14. |
18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: