Reign 10th century BC Successor Hezion or Ben-Hadad I Parents Eliada Uncles Solomon, Absalom Great-grandparents Jesse, Nitzevet | Successor None Father Eliada Grandparent David Aunt Tamar | |
Cousins Rehoboam, Menelik I, Basemath, Taphath, Tamar Similar Solomon, David, Rehoboam, Bathsheba, Menelik I | ||
Rezon the Syrian was an enemy of King Solomon mentioned in 1 Kings. Some 19th century scholars considered Rezon to be the throne name of King Hezion. He is known only from the Old Testament.
Biography
He was son of Eliada, and had previously deserted Hadadezer king of Zobah, presumably when the men of Damascus came to Hadadezer's aid. After Hadadezer's death Rezon became king in Damascus and, like Hadad the Edomite harried Israel's borders. Archaeology has not confirmed his identity. One solution, popular in the late 19th century was identification of Rezon as the throne name of Hezion, the grandfather of Ben-Hadad I, who was a contemporary of Asa (1 Kings 15:18)
References
Rezon the Syrian Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA