Hadadezer bar Rehob

Who is Hadadezer bar Rehob?

Hadadezer the son of Rehob was king of the Aramaean kingdom of Zobah during the early tenth century BCE. According to II Samuel, Hadadezer allied with the Ammonites against King David of Israel but was defeated. Hadadezer's kingdom may previous to this have dominated the Aramaean states.

After Hadadezer of Zobah's defeat Damascus began its rise to prominence and states like Hamath sent grateful missives to David. Rezon the Syrian, an enemy of King Solomon mentioned in 1 Kings, is recorded as having deserted Hadadezer king of Zobah. After Hadadezer's death Rezon became king in Damascus and, like Hadad the Edomite harried Israel's borders.