Hezion | |
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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 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."Samsi-ilu fought against Hezion of Damascus in 773-2 BCE and extracted tribute from him. In the 19th century many scholars equated him with Rezon the Syrian, an enemy of Solomon.