1 Kings 11:23
in 1 Kings 11And God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And God raised up another adversary unto him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah.
KJV
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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This verse in 1 Kings 11
Commentary
7 notes on this verseAnd God stirred him up another adversary,.... One from the north, as the other was from the south: Rezon, the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah: when David fought with him; and this man seeing the battle go against his master, and that he was like to be worsted, deserted him and fled, see 2Sa 8:3.
This site's exposition
another adversary, Rezon
on 1 Kings 11:23-25
Rezon deserted Hadadezer of Zobah after David's victory there, gathered a band, and took Damascus, reigning as an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon. Two men displaced by David's wars, one from the south and one from the north, both raised up against the son who inherited the peace without the fighting. The narrator's own accounting is plain: the glory chapters described gold and horses and a queen of Sheba's wonder; this chapter answers with two standing enemies on two borders.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Though they themselves were moved by principles of ambition or revenge, God made use of them to serve his design of correcting Solomon. The principal judgment threatened was deferred, namely, the rending of the kingdom from him, but he himself was made to fee the smart of the rod, for his greater humiliation.
Those that are too free in giving provocation ought to consider that perhaps it may be remembered in time to come and returned with interest to theirs after them; having so few friends in this world, it is our wisdom not to make ourselves more enemies than we needs must. Hadad, an Edomite, was an adversary to Solomon.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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.
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; 2Sa 7:14.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Rezon - Possibly the same as the Hezion of 1Ki 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: RE-DO THE NEXT PARAGRAPH! 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.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֨קֶם | vaiyakem | and he raised up | H6965 → | 628 times |
| אֱלֹהִ֥ים | ʾelohim | God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| לוֹ֙ | lo | to him | ||
| שָׂטָ֔ן | satan | an adversary | H7854 → | 27 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| רְז֖וֹן | rezon | Rezon | H7331 → | |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֶלְיָדָ֑ע | ʾelyada' | Eliada | H450 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בָּרַ֗ח | barach | he had fled | H1272 → | 63 times |
| מֵאֵ֛ת | meet | from with | H854 → | 929 times |
| הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר | hadadezer | Hadadezer | H1909 → | |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| צוֹבָ֖ה | tzovah | Zobah | H6678 → | |
| אֲדֹנָֽיו׃ | ʾadonav | master<s> his | H113 → | 333 times |
וַיָּ֨קֶםand he raised up
vaiyakemH6965 →628 times
אֱלֹהִ֥יםGod
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
לוֹ֙to him
lo
שָׂטָ֔ןan adversary
satanH7854 →27 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
רְז֖וֹןRezon
rezonH7331 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
אֶלְיָדָ֑עEliada
ʾelyada'H450 →
אֲשֶׁ֣רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בָּרַ֗חhe had fled
barachH1272 →63 times
מֵאֵ֛תfrom with
meetH854 →929 times
הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶרHadadezer
hadadezerH1909 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
צוֹבָ֖הZobah
tzovahH6678 →
אֲדֹנָֽיו׃master<s> his
ʾadonavH113 →333 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 13:17Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.
it leads to
- Daniel 5:28–31
PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
- Jeremiah 51:11
Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of…
- Jeremiah 50:9
For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their…
- Isaiah 41:25
I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who…
- Jeremiah 51:27–28
“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses…
- Daniel 5:28–31
Through
2 Samuel 8:3David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 14:47
After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed…
- 1 Samuel 14:47
Through
Ezekiel 38:16You will advance against My people Israel like a cloud covering the land. It will happen in the latter days, O Gog, that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 39:21
I will display My glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the judgment that I execute and the hand that I lay upon them.
- Ezekiel 38:23
I will magnify and sanctify Myself, and will reveal Myself in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
- Ezekiel 39:21
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil, The Books of the Kings and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.