Hezion
“Vision”
Summary
Hezion was the grandfather of Ben-hadad I, king of Damascus, who made an alliance with King Asa of Judah, possibly the same person as Rezon who established the Syrian dynasty.
☩Grandfather of Ben-hadad
Hezion is mentioned only once, as the father of Tabrimon and grandfather of Ben-hadad I, the Syrian king whom Asa bribed to attack Israel. The identification of Hezion with Rezon, the adventurer who established Syrian independence during Solomon's reign, has long been proposed. The name "Rezon" means "prince" and may have been a title assumed after he became king, while Hezion was his personal name.
☩The Syrian Dynasty
If Hezion was Rezon, this would make Ben-hadad I the third king of the Syrian dynasty established when Rezon broke away during Solomon's reign, becoming a thorn in Israel's side. The chronology supports this: less than forty years separated Solomon's death from Asa's treaty with Ben-hadad.
Related Verses1 mention
1 Kings· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Hezion," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Hezion," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Hezion," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Hezion," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).