1 Kings 11 · Verse 24

1 Kings 11:24

And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
1 Kings 11:24, King James Version

1 Kings 11:24 in other translations

BSBand had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control.
WEBHe gathered men to himself, and became captain over a troop, when David killed them of Zobah. They went to Damascus and lived there, and reigned in Damascus.
ASVAnd he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a troop, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
YLTand gathereth unto himself men, and is head of a troop in David's slaying them, and they go to Damascus, and dwell in it, and reign in Damascus;
DARBYAnd he collected men to him, and became captain of a band, when David slew them of Zobah; and they went to Damascus, and dwelt there, and reigned in Damascus.
BBEHe got some men together and made himself captain of a band of outlaws; and went to Damascus and became king there.
WebsterAnd he gathered men to him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt in it, and reigned in Damascus.

What does 1 Kings 11:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 11:14-25

14-25. the Lord stirred up an adversary--that is, permitted him, through the impulse of his own ambition, or revenge, to attack Israel. During the war of extermination, which Joab carried on in Edom (2Sa 8:13), this Hadad, of the royal family, a mere boy when rescued from the sword of the ruthless conqueror, was carried into Egypt, hospitably entertained, and became allied with the house of the Egyptian king. In…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 And reigned in Damascus - Rezon was one of the captains of Hadadezer, whom David defeated. It seems that at this time Rezon escaped with his men; and; having lived, as is supposed, some time by plunder, he seized on Damascus, and reigned there till David took Damascus, when he subdued Syria, and drove out Rezon. But after Solomon's defection from God, Rezon, finding that God had departed from Israel, recovered Damascus; and joining with Hadad, harassed Solomon during the remaining part of his reign. But some think that Hadad and Rezon were the same person.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 11:14-25

While Solomon kept close to God and to his duty, there was no enemy to give him uneasiness; but here we have an account of two. If against us, he can make us fear even the least, and the very grasshopper shall be a burden. Though they were moved by principles of ambition or revenge, God used them to correct Solomon.

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1 Kings 11:24 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.Botzand he gatheredH6908
עָלָיו֙'a.Lavwith himH5921
אֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimmenH582
וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand he wasH1961
שַׂר\־sar-[the] leader ofH8269
גְּד֔וּדge.Duda marauding bandH1416
בַּהֲרֹ֥גba.ha.Rogwhen killedH2026
דָּוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732
אֹתָ֑ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
וַיֵּלְכ֤וּvai.ye.le.Khuand they wentH1980
דַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekDamascusH1834
וַיֵּ֣שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuand they dweltH3427
בָ֔הּVahin it
וַֽיִּמְלְכ֖וּvai.yim.le.Khuand they reignedH4427
בְּדַמָּֽשֶׂק\׃be.da.Ma.sekin DamascusH1834

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Cross references for 1 Kings 11:24

  • 2 Samuel 10:18

    And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.

  • 2 Samuel 10:8

    And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish–tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field.

  • 1 Kings 19:15

    And the Lord said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:

  • 1 Kings 20:34

    And Ben–hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.

  • Acts 9:2

    And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

  • Genesis 14:15

    And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
to Damascus.
19:15; 20:34; Ge 14:15; Ac 9:2
in Damascus.Damascus, called also Damesk, but generally El Sham, by the Arabs, is situated in a delightful plain, well watered by the Barrada, at the eastern foot of Antilibanus, being surrounded by the hills in the form of a triumphal arch, 136 miles N. of Jerusalem, 195 S. of Antioch, and 276 S. S. W. of Diarbekir. It is a city of the highest antiquity, being at least as ancient as the time of Abraham: it has been often captured, and several times demolished, but has always risen to splendour and dignity. The modern town is described by Maundrell as of a long, straight figure, it ends pointing nearly N. E. and S. W. It is very slender in the middle, but swells bigger at each end, especially at that to the N. E. According to Niebuhr, the walls are something less than a league and half in circumference; and the population is estimated at from 100,000 to 150,000

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Context

  • 1 Kings 11:23

    And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:

  • 1 Kings 11:24

    And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.

  • 1 Kings 11:25

    And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

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1 Kings 11:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y había juntado gente contra él, y habíase hecho capitán de una compañía, cuando David deshizo á los de Soba. Después se fueron á Damasco, y habitaron allí, é hiciéronle rey en Damasco.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et il rassembla des hommes auprès de lui, et devint chef de bande, lorsque David tua ceux de Tsoba. Et ils s’en allèrent à Damas, et y demeurèrent, et ils régnèrent à Damas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sammelte Männer um sich und wurde Oberster einer Schar, als David die Zobaiter tötete; und sie zogen nach Damaskus und wohnten darin, und sie regierten in Damaskus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et congregavit contra eum viros, et factus est princeps latronum cum interficeret eos David: abieruntque Damascum, et habitaverunt ibi, et constituerunt eum regem in Damasco: