Hezion

Hezion
Hezion
King of Aram Damascus (King of Syria)
Reign	circa 773 BCE
Predecessor	Possibly Rezon the Syrian
Successor	Possibly Ben-Hadad I
Issue	Tabrimmon (son)

Hezion was a king of Aram Damascus according to the genealogy given in the Books of Kings (1 Kings 15:18), where Ben-Hadad I is said to be the “son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived in Damascus."^[1] Shamshi-ilu^[2] fought against Hezion of Damascus in 773-2 BCE and extracted tribute from him.^[3] It appears unlikely that the Hezion in this later reference is the same as the one referred to above in 1 Kings 15:18, since the passage refers to King Asa in Israel, who is dated by several scholars^[4] to not later than 866. In the 19th century many scholars equated him with Rezon the Syrian, an enemy of Solomon.

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^ 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."
^ "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 ..."
^ "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"

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Preceded by Possibly Rezon the Syrian	King of Aram-Damascus circa 773 BCE	Succeeded by Possibly Ben-Hadad I

[1] 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."

[2] "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."

[3] 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 ..."

[4] "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"

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Hezion
King of Aram Damascus (King of Syria)
Reign	circa 773 BCE
Predecessor	Possibly Rezon the Syrian
Successor	Possibly Ben-Hadad I

Issue	Tabrimmon (son)

Hezion

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