הֲדַדְעֶ֫זֶר
ha.dad.e.zer
Hadadezer
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word "Hadadezer" (Strong's number: H1909) is a proper name referring to a person. It appears nine times in the Bible. The name itself is likely a compound of "Hadad" and "Ezer," suggesting a connection to Hadad, a prominent deity in Ugaritic mythology, and possibly the name "Ezer," which means "helper" or "assistant." This could imply that the person named Hadadezer played an important role or received divine assistance. The name "Hadadezer" is associated with a king, given its context in the biblical text. Specifically, it appears to refer to a king of Zobah (2 Samuel 8:3-5, 10), indicating a figure of power and significance in ancient history. The repeated use of this name throughout the Bible underscores its importance in the narratives of 1 and 2 Samuel. Given its proper name status and repeated occurrences in the biblical text, "Hadadezer" likely represents a well-known historical figure in the ancient Near East. As such, the name plays a crucial role in the biblical records of the interactions between ancient kingdoms and Israel's monarchs.
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Occurrences in Scripture
9 total occurrences across the text
David struck also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.
2 Samuel 8:5When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty two thousand men of the Syrians.
2 Samuel 8:7David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 8:8From Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took a great quantity of bronze.
2 Samuel 8:9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had struck all the army of Hadadezer,
2 Samuel 8:10then Toi sent Joram his son to king David, to greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him; for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. Joram brought with him vessels of silver, vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze.
2 Samuel 8:10then Toi sent Joram his son to king David, to greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him; for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. Joram brought with him vessels of silver, vessels of gold, and vessels of bronze.
2 Samuel 8:12of Syria, of Moab, of the children of Ammon, of the Philistines, of Amalek, and of the plunder of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
1 Kings 11:23God raised up an adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah.