1 Kings 11:23

23 God also caused another man to be Solomon's enemy -- Rezon son of Eliada. Rezon had run away from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah.

1 Kings 11:23 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 11:23

And 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 ( 2 Samuel 8:3 ) .

1 Kings 11:23 In-Context

21 While he was in Egypt, Hadad heard that David had died and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead also. So Hadad said to the king, "Let me go; I will return to my own country."

22 "Why do you want to go back to your own country?" the king asked. "What haven't I given you here?" "Nothing," Hadad answered, "but please, let me go."

23 God also caused another man to be Solomon's enemy -- Rezon son of Eliada. Rezon had run away from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah.

24 After David defeated the army of Zobah, Rezon gathered some men and became the leader of a small army. They went to Damascus and settled there, and Rezon became king of Damascus.

25 Rezon ruled Aram, and he hated Israel. So he was an enemy of Israel all the time Solomon was alive. Both Rezon and Hadad made trouble for Israel.