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.
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Gill's Exposition
And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon,.... Not all the days of his life, see Kg1 5:4, but all his days, from his first going into idolatry, to the end of his life:
beside the…
Barnes' Notes
And (they) reigned - A very slight emendation gives the sense, “they made him king at Damascus.”
Adam Clarke
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…
While Solomon kept closely to God and to his duty there was no adversary nor evil occurrent (Kg1 5:4), nothing to create him any disturbance or uneasiness in the least; but here we have an account of…
Cambridge Bible
and he gathered men unto him The LXX. (Alex.) says -men were gathered unto him." This only indicates different vowel points to the same consonants. But the difference in the sense would point to Rezon…
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