1 Kings 11:23

23 God also raised up Rezon, son of Eliada, as a rival to Solomon. Rezon fled from his master, King Hadadezer 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 When Hadad heard in Egypt that David had lain down in death with his ancestors and that Joab, the commander of the army, had died, he said to Pharaoh, "Let me go to my own country."

22 Pharaoh asked him, "What don't you have here that makes you eager to go home?" "Nothing," he said. "But let me leave anyway."

23 God also raised up Rezon, son of Eliada, as a rival to Solomon. Rezon fled from his master, King Hadadezer of Zobah,

24 after David killed the men of Zobah. Rezon gathered men and became the leader of a troop of warriors. They went to Damascus, settled there, and ruled a kingdom in Damascus.

25 In addition to the trouble that Hadad caused, Rezon was Israel's rival as long as Solomon lived. He ruled Aram and despised Israel.