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And Elohimוַ אֱלֹהִיםraised upיָּקֶםfor himלוֹan opponent,שָׂטָןRezonאֶת רְזוֹןsonבֶּןof Eliada,אֶלְיָדָעwhoאֲשֶׁרhad fledבָּרַחfromמֵאֵתHadadezerהֲדַדְעֶזֶרkingמֶלֶךְof Zobah,צוֹבָהhis lord.אֲדֹנָיו
1 Kings 11:23
Study it in the app“And Elohim raised up for him an opponent, Rezon son of Eliada, who had fled from Hadadezer king of Zobah, his lord.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 11:23, word by word
- And Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- raised upיָּקֶםyakem
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “yakem” appears- an opponentשָׂטָןsatan
opponent
Someone who opposes or obstructs.
Where else “satan” appears- Rezonרְזוֹןrezon
Rezon
Rezon: son of Eliada, who fled from his master, became leader of a band and came to reign in Damascus; he was an adversary of Israel in the days of Solomon (1 Kings 11:23-25).
Where else “rezon” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Eliadaאֶלְיָדָעelyada
Eliada
Eliada: the name of several men; among them a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:16) and the father of Rezon of Damascus (1 Kings 11:23). It means "El knows."
Where else “elyada” appears- had fledבָּרַחbarach
flee
To run away to save oneself from a danger or from someone.
Where else “barach” appears- Hadadezerהֲדַדְעֶזֶרhadadezer
Hadadezer
Hadadezer: an Aramean king of Zobah, defeated by David (2 Samuel 8; 10). His name means "Hadad is help" (Hadad was a god of the Arameans).
Where else “hadadezer” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Zobahצוֹבָהtsova
Zobah
Zobah: an Aramean kingdom north of Israel, in Syria.
Where else “tsova” appears- his lordאֲדֹנָיadonay
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adonay” appears
The context
22And Pharaoh said to him, “But what are you lacking with me, that here you are, seeking to go to your land?” And he said, “No, but you must let me go.”
23 · This verse (above)
24And he gathered men to himself and became chief of a band, when David killed them; and they went to Damascus and lived there, and they reigned in Damascus.