³ Solomon also fought against the town of Hamath-zobah and conquered it.

³ David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, as far as Hamath,^[a] when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River.

²³ God also raised up Rezon son of Eliada as Solomon’s adversary. Rezon had fled from his master, King Hadadezer of Zobah, ²⁴ and had become the leader of a gang of rebels. After David conquered Hadadezer, Rezon and his men fled to Damascus, where he became king. ²⁵ Rezon was Israel’s bitter adversary for the rest of Solomon’s reign, and he made trouble, just as Hadad did. Rezon hated Israel intensely and continued to reign in Aram.

³ David also destroyed the forces of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when Hadadezer marched out to strengthen his control along the Euphrates River.

⁸ then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad

²¹ So they went up and explored the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, near Lebo-hamath.