1 Kings 11:24 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 11:24

and had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control.

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ASV

And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a troop, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.

KJV

And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And reigned in Damascus - Rezon was one of the captains of Hadadezer, whom David defeated. It seems that at this time Rezon escaped with his men; and; having lived, as is supposed, some time by plunder, he seized on Damascus, and reigned there till David took Damascus, when he subdued Syria, and drove out Rezon. But after Solomon’s defection from God, Rezon, finding that God had departed from Israel, recovered Damascus; and joining with Hadad, harassed Solomon during the remaining part of his reign. But some think that Hadad and Rezon were the same person.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

A band - Of soldiers, who fled upon that defeat, 2 Sam. x, 18, and others who readily joined them, and lived by robbery; as many Arabians did. Damascus - And took it, whilst Solomon was wallowing in luxury.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Then, having acquired great power, he at length became king in Damascus, threw off the yoke, and was "the adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon." He was succeeded by Hadad, whose successors took the official title of Ben-hadad from him, the illustrious founder of the powerful kingdom of Damascene-Syria.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץ	vai.yik.Botz	and he gathered	H6908 →
עָלָיו֙	'a.Lav	with him	H5921 →
אֲנָשִׁ֔ים	'a.na.Shim	men	H582 →
וַיְהִ֣י	vay.Hi	and he was	H1961 →
שַׂר־	sar-	[the] leader of	H8269 →
גְּד֔וּד	ge.Dud	a marauding band	H1416 →
בַּהֲרֹ֥ג	ba.ha.Rog	when killed	H2026 →
דָּוִ֖ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
אֹתָ֑ם	'o.Tam	<obj.> them	H853 →
וַיֵּלְכ֤וּ	vai.ye.le.Khu	and they went	H1980 →
דַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙	da.Me.sek	Damascus	H1834 →
וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּ	vai.Ye.she.vu	and they dwelt	H3427 →
בָ֔הּ	Vah	in it
וַֽיִּמְלְכ֖וּ	vai.yim.le.Khu	and they reigned	H4427 →
בְּדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃	be.da.Ma.sek	in Damascus	H1834 →

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Acts 9:2
and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
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- Acts 19:9
  But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
- Acts 19:23
  About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
- Acts 24:14
  I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and…
- Acts 22:4–5
  I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
- Acts 24:22
  Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”
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1 Kings 20:34
Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I…
leads to
- 1 Kings 15:20
  And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah, and the whole land of Naphtali, including the region of Chinnereth.
Through
2 Samuel 10:18
But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 19:18
  But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven thousand of their charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also killed Shophach the commander of their army.
Through
2 Samuel 10:8
The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in…
leads to
- 2 Samuel 10:6
  When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah…

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