Hezion
Hezion may refer to two kings of Aram Damascus.
10th–9th century BCE
[edit]| Hezion | |
|---|---|
| King of Aram Damascus | |
| Reign | before 886 BCE |
| Predecessor | ? |
| Successor | Tabrimmon |
| Issue | Tabrimmon (son) |
According to the genealogy given in the Books of Kings (1 Kings 15:18), Hezion was a king of Aram Damascus, where Ben-Hadad I is said to be the "son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived in Damascus."[1] The passage in 1 Kings refers to King Asa of Judah, who is dated by several scholars[2] to not later than 866 BCE. In the 19th century many scholars equated him with Rezon the Syrian, an enemy of Solomon.
8th century BCE
[edit]| Hezion | |
|---|---|
| King of Aram Damascus | |
| Reign | circa 773 BCE |
| Predecessor | Possibly Ben-Hadad III |
| Successor | Possibly Rezin |
Hezion of Damascus was a king of Aram Damascus during the 8th century. Shamshi-ilu[3] fought against Hezion of Damascus in 773-2 BCE and extracted tribute from him.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The New Unger's Bible Dictionary Merrill F. Unger, Roland Kenneth Harrison, R. K. Harrison - 2006 "This important royal inscription in general confirms the order of early Syrian rulers as given in 1 Kings 15:18, where Ben-hadad is said to be the “son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived in Damascus."
- ^ "On the reliability of the Old Testament K. A. Kitchen - 2003 p 8 and 30, dates Ben-Hadad I within 910-887, and "A Survey of the Old Testament", Hill and Walton provide a chart comparing various scholars with Asa's final dates no later than 866"
- ^ "Samsi-ilu, a "strong man" in Assyria, during the reigns of Shalmaneser IV, Assur-dan III and Assur-nirari V. ... probably ordered by the new king under the strong influence of Samsi-ilu."
- ^ The Book of Amos in Emergent Judah p173 Jason Radine - 2010 "Samsi-ilu fought against Hezion of Damascus and apparently extracted tribute from him in 773/2, but Damascus appears to have remained independent. 10 This period, the middle two quarters of the eighth century, was proposed by Wolff as ..."
