1 Kings 11:25

1 Kings 11:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
• New International Version (NIV)Rezon was Israel’s adversary as long as Solomon lived, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled in Aram and was hostile toward Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He was an adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon, doing harm as Hadad did. And he loathed Israel and reigned over Syria.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He was an adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon (besides the trouble that Hadad caused); and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

Context of 1 Kings 11:25

23God also raised up another adversary against him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master Hadadezer, king of Zobah. 24And he gathered men to himself and became leader of a marauding band, after David killed those of Zobah; and they went to Damascus and stayed there, and reigned in Damascus. So he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, along with the harm that Hadad inflicted; and he felt disgust for Israel and reigned over Aram. 26Then Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, also rebelled against the king. 27Now this was the reason why he rebelled against the king: Solomon built the Millo, and closed up the breach of the city of his father David.

1 Kings 11:25 word by word

וַיְהִ֨י שָׂטָ֤ן לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וְאֶת־הָרָעָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֲדָ֑ד וַיָּ֙קָץ֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ עַל־אֲרָֽם׃ פRead the interlinear

• So he was an adversaryשָׂטָןώâţân · SatanH7854
• to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• that Hadadהֲדַדhădad · HadadH1908
• and he feltקוּץqûts · to loatheH6973
• and reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• overעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Aramאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758

Cross-references for 1 Kings 11:25

• 1 Kings 5:4But now the Lord my God has secured me rest on every side; there is neither adversary nor misfortune.
• 2 Chronicles 15:2and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you abandon Him, He will abandon you.
• Genesis 34:30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me repulsive among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and since my men are few in number, they will band together against me and attack me, and I will be destroyed, I and my household!”
• Deuteronomy 23:7“You shall not loathe an Edomite, for he is your brother; you shall not loathe an Egyptian, because you were a stranger in his land.
• 2 Samuel 16:21Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Have relations with your father’s concubines, whom he has left behind to take care of the house; then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. The hands of all who are with you will also be strengthened.”
• Psalms 106:40Therefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against His people, And He loathed His inheritance.
• Zechariah 11:8Then I did away with the three shepherds in one month, for my soul was impatient with them, and their soul also was tired of me.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 11:25

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-25Verses 14-25 While Solomon kept close to God and to his duty, there was no enemy to give him uneasiness; but here we have an account of two. If against us, he can make us fear even the least, and the very grasshopper shall be a burden. Though they were moved by principles of ambition or revenge, God used them to correct Solomon.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-25Solomon’s second enemy was Rezon, an Aramean who had served under King Hadadezer of Aram-zobah. After David defeated Hadadezer (2 Samuel 8:3–7), Rezon escaped, gathered followers, and went to Damascus. He stayed there when Solomon campaigned in Hamath-zobah (2 Chronicles 8:3–4) and eventually became king of Damascus. Like Hadad, Rezon was a persistent enemy of Israel and caused trouble for Solomon.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-2514-25. the Lord stirred up an adversary--that is, permitted him, through the impulse of his own ambition, or revenge, to attack Israel. During the war of extermination, which Joab carried on in Edom (2Sa 8:13), this Hadad, of the royal family, a mere boy when rescued from the sword of the ruthless conqueror, was carried into Egypt, hospitably entertained, and became allied with the house of the Egyptian king. In after years, the thought of his native land…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 11:25

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In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Solomon
• Syria
• Adversary
• Clad
• Notwithstanding
• Rend
• Rezon
• Abhor
• Agriculture

Commentaries on 1 Kings 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings