Lexical Definition

‎רְזוֹן‎ Rᵉzôwn (rez-one') Rezon N:N-M-P
from ‎רָזַן‎; prince

Rezon.

1) son of Eliadah, a Syrian, who lead a band of freebooters and established a petty kingdom at Damascus in the time of David and Solomon

Usage: 2 forms in 2 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
רְז֖וֹן Rezon 1Kgs.11.23
Ρεζών Rezon LXX.1Kgs.11.23

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎רְזוֺן‎ proper name, masculine founder of kingdom of Damascus, Solomon's time, 1Kgs 11:23 ᵐ5 (1Kgs 11:14) Εσρωμ [A v1Kgs 11:23 Ραξων]; identified with ‎חֶזְיוֺן‎ 1Kgs 15:18 by Th Klo (reading ‎חזרון‎), but compare Kit Benz.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
1 Kings 11:14 · 11:23 · 15:18

Profile

Male • Son of Eliada • Son of Eliada, adversary of Solomon

Man living at the time of United Monarchy

Rezon, son of Eliada, was an adversary of Solomon who reigned over Aram (Syria) in Damascus.

Rezon, the son of Eliada, was an adversary of Solomon, king of Israel (1 Kings 11:23). He had fled from his master, Hadadezer, king of Zobah, when David defeated Hadadezer's army (1 Kings 11:23-24; 2 Samuel 8:3-8). Rezon gathered a band of men and became their leader, eventually establishing himself as king in Damascus, the capital of Aram (Syria) (1 Kings 11:24). Throughout Solomon's reign, Rezon was an adversary to Israel, causing trouble alongside another of Solomon's adversaries, Hadad the Edomite (1 Kings 11:25). The hostility between Rezon and Solomon was likely due to Solomon's control over the trade routes and his expanding influence in the region. The rise of Rezon as king of Aram and his opposition to Israel set the stage for the ongoing conflicts between the two kingdoms in the following centuries, as seen in the accounts of later kings of Israel and Judah.

All entries for Rezon: רְזוֹן