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1 Kings 11:24 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 11 · verse 24
And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.1 Kings 11:24 · King James Version
1 Kings 11:24 in context
22Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.
23And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
24And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
25And 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.
26And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- gatheredqâbatsto graspH6908 →
- DamascusDammeseqDamascus, a city of SyriaH1834 →
- captainsara head personH8269 →
- reignedmâlakto reignH4427 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- dweltyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
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While Solomon kept closely to God and to his duty there was no adversary nor evil occurrent (Kg1 5:4), nothing to create him any disturbance or uneasiness in the least;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-25