25<\/strong>. all the days of Solomon<\/em> ] Probably Rezon was able to establish himself in Damascus even before the death of David. For some time he would be obliged to collect his strength to be ready for future attacks on Israel, but he may well have been a source of anxiety to Solomon from the first. Damascus was near enough, and a band of men such as those who supported Rezon would make a constant thorn for Solomon’s side, even though they attempted no regular warfare.<\/p>\n beside the mischief that Hadad<\/em> did] This sentence can only be thus translated. There is a similar rendering of the like Hebrew in 1Ki 11:1<\/span> ‘together with’ the daughter of Pharaoh (marg. R.V. ‘besides’). But it is very questionable whether this can be so rendered. The LXX. ( Vat.<\/em>) which omits 23, 24, and great part of the present verse renders as if, for , they had read = this. See the LXX. variations above, in note on 1Ki 11:22<\/span>. These make the whole passage refer not to Rezon but to Hadad, and in consequence the word Syria<\/em>, , i.e. Aram, is changed into , Edom<\/em>, and it is certain that we do expect to hear more of the mischief which Hadad wrought. All we are told is that he got permission to come back to Edom. But we hear no word of any armament or invasion by him.<\/p>\n and he abhorred Israel<\/em> ] Though he had deserted Hadadezer this was no reason why he should side with the Israelitish invaders. They had driven him and his troop into the wilderness and no harm which he could work upon them would be left undone. This is just the sort of opponent who might worry Solomon for a long time without being deemed serious, but who might before the end of Solomon’s reign, in the period of that king’s unwise yielding to his wives, become really a dangerous adversary. With Hadad in the south and Rezon on the north, each growing daily stronger, the crippling of Solomon’s power was effectually begun.<\/p>\n He was a secret enemy, watching all occasions to do them mischief cunningly and privately all that time; and when Solomon had forsaken God, and was forsaken by God, he showed himself more openly and maliciously. <\/P> Beside the mischief that Hadad did; <\/B>so the sense is, this infelicity was added to the former concerning Hadad, mentioned above, 1Ki 11:14<\/span>, &c. Whilst Hadad molested him in the south, Rezon threatened him in the north. But some understand this of Hadadezer, who is here called Hadad, by way of abbreviation, (which is not unusual in proper Hebrew names, as is well known,) and that for<\/I>, or because of<\/I>, (for the Hebrew particle eth<\/I> is sometimes put for el<\/I>, which oft signifies for<\/I>, or because of<\/I>, as Hebricians know,) the evil which befell Hadad<\/I>, or Hadadezer, i.e. he bore a grudge against the Israelites from and ever since the slaughter that Joab made in Hadadezers army, whereof he was a member, although he also took that occasion of making a defection from his master. <\/P> Reigned over Syria; <\/B>over all that part of Syria, enlarging his empire more and more, and thereby laying a foundation for much misery to Solomons house and kingdom. <\/P> <\/p>\n And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon<\/strong>,…. Not all the days of his life, see 1Ki 5:4<\/span>, but all his days, from his first going into idolatry, to the end of his life:<\/p>\n beside the mischief that Hadad did<\/strong>; and which, whatever it was, was not done till this time; for either, when he got leave from Pharaoh to go into his country, he lay hid there, waiting an opportunity to seize upon it; or by means of Pharaoh he got himself to be king of it, through the permission of Solomon, paying a tribute to him; but when Solomon was grown old, he revolted and refused to pay it, and rebelled against him, and gave him much trouble:<\/p>\n and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria<\/strong>; not Hadad, but Rezon; he had an aversion to them, was a thorn in their side, and gave them much trouble, as well as had them in contempt, and bid them defiance, having made himself not only master of Damascus, but of all Syria.<\/p>\n (25) Beside the mischief that Hadad did.<\/strong>The expression, as it stands, is curiously abrupt in its recurrence to Hadad. But the text is doubtful. (See Note on 1Ki. 11:21-22<\/span>.) If the general reading of the LXX. be taken, the substitution of Edom for Syria (Aram<\/em>) (it involves but slight change in the Hebrew) must be accepted; if the explanation of Josephus is correct, then the reading of the text must stand.<\/p>\n 25<\/strong>. <\/strong> All the days of Solomon <\/strong> Whence it appears that he must have established himself at Damascus before, or soon after, the death of David. In what particular way he acted the part of an adversary does not appear, but perhaps it was, as Josephus states, by making occasional incursions into the land of Israel. His hostility was probably not of sufficient magnitude to cause Solomon, a man who loved peace, and was constitutionally averse to war, to raise an army or make any great effort to oppose him; but his neglect to pay tribute, and his hostile attitude toward Israel, would naturally trouble Solomon with constant apprehension of danger; and once, at least, he led or sent an expedition against Hamath-zobah, (see 2Ch 8:3<\/span>,) perhaps to put down an insurrection started by this same Rezon. <\/p>\n Besides the mischief that Hadad <\/strong> Here there seems to be something wanting in the Hebrew text. To say, he was an adversary besides the mischief, <\/em> etc., is, to say the least, a strange manner of expression. The Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic versions also vary from the Hebrew. The Septuagint, reading instead of , has: This is the evil which Adar did. <\/em> And this is probably the true reading, and may still be made out of the Hebrew text by a simple changing of the Masoretic punctuation, and substituting for . The meaning then will be, This same kind of mischief (incursions in the land of Israel like those of Rezon) wrought also Hadad. He, like Rezon, became captain of a band, and excited insurrections, and ravaged remote portions of Solomon’s empire. <\/p>\n He abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria <\/strong> If the correction above proposed be the true reading of the original Hebrew text, then these sentences should be understood of Hadad and not of Rezon. This would confirm the account of Hadad given by Josephus, (see note on 1Ki 11:22<\/span>,) that failing to persuade the people of Edom to revolt from Solomon he joined himself to Rezon, and became, first, master of a company of men, and then ruler of a part of Syria. Instead of over Syria, <\/em> the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic read over Edom.<\/p>\n 1Ki 11:25 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.<\/p>\n Ver. 25. All the days of Solomon.<\/strong> ] But stirred not much till he saw Solomon effeminate, infatuated and become contemptible. See Hos 13:1<\/span> , See Trapp on “<\/em> Hos 13:1 “<\/em> Beside the mischief that Hadad did, 1Ki 11:14 see the like in Isa 9:12-13<\/span> , – “The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind, and both devouring Israel with open mouth: for all this God’s anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.” And why all this? “For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts.”<\/p>\n reigned. David had subdued Syria (2Sa 8:3, 2Sa 8:6; 2Sa 10:8, 2Sa 10:18). Now Solomon, weakened by sin, loses Syria. <\/p>\n all the days: 1Ki 5:4, 2Ch 15:2 <\/p>\n abhorred: Gen 34:30, Deu 23:7, 2Sa 16:21, Psa 106:40, Zec 11:8 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Eze 27:18 – Damascus<\/p>\n 1Ki 11:25. He was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon This, perhaps, is not to be understood of the whole reign of Solomon, which for the most part was peaceable, but of all the days which remained of his life, from the time that his wives publicly exercised their idolatry, unto the day of his death. Or, it may mean, that he was a secret enemy all that time, and when Solomon had forsaken God, he showed himself openly. Besides the mischief that Hadad did This infelicity was added to the former; while Hadad molested him in the south, Rezon threatened him in the north. But what hurt could Hadad or Rezon have done to so powerful a king as Solomon, if he had not by sin made himself mean and weak? If God be on our side, we need not fear the greatest adversary; but if he be against us, he can make us fear the least; yea, the grasshopper shall be a burden. And reigned over Syria Over all that part of Syria, enlarging his empire the more, and thereby laying a foundation for much misery to Solomons kingdom.<\/p>\n 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. 25. all the days of Solomon ] Probably Rezon was able to establish himself in Damascus even before the death of David. 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Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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