Hezion

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 of Judah, 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.

Hezion
King of Aram Damascus
Reigncirca 773 BCE
PredecessorPossibly Rezon the Syrian
SuccessorPossibly Ben-Hadad I
IssueTabrimmon (son)

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References
  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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