1 Kings 11:25

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He was Israel’s enemy throughout Solomon’s reign and, like Hadad, caused trouble. He loathed Israel and ruled over Syria.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 34:30 : 30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,“You have brought ruin on me by making me a foul odor among the inhabitants of the land– among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number; they will join forces against me and attack me, and both I and my family will be destroyed!”
  • Deut 23:7 : 7 You must not hate an Edomite, for he is your relative; you must not hate an Egyptian, for you lived as a foreigner in his land.
  • 2 Sam 16:21 : 21 Ahithophel replied to Absalom,“Sleep with your father’s concubines whom he left to care for the palace. All Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. Then your followers will be motivated to support you.”
  • 1 Kgs 5:4 : 4 But now the LORD my God has made me secure on all fronts; there is no adversary or dangerous threat.
  • 2 Chr 15:2 : 2 He met Asa and told him,“Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you when you are loyal to him. If you seek him, he will respond to you, but if you reject him, he will reject you.
  • Ps 106:40 : 40 So the LORD was angry with his people and despised the people who belong to him.
  • Zech 11:8 : 8 Next I eradicated the three shepherds in one month, for I ran out of patience with them and, indeed, they detested me as well.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 11:14
    77%

    14The LORD brought against Solomon an enemy, Hadad the Edomite, a descendant of the Edomite king.

  • 1 Kgs 11:23-24
    2 verses
    76%

    23God also brought against Solomon another enemy, Rezon son of Eliada who had run away from his master, King Hadadezer of Zobah.

    24He gathered some men and organized a raiding band. When David tried to kill them, they went to Damascus, where they settled down and gained control of the city.

  • 2 Kgs 13:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2He did evil in the sight of the LORD. He continued in the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who had encouraged Israel to sin; he did not repudiate those sins.

    3The LORD was furious with Israel and handed them over to King Hazael of Syria and to Hazael’s son Ben Hadad for many years.

  • 2 Kgs 13:22
    71%

    22Now King Hazael of Syria oppressed Israel throughout Jehoahaz’s reign.

  • 1 Kgs 11:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

    26Jeroboam son of Nebat, one of Solomon’s servants, rebelled against the king. He was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah.

    27This is what prompted him to rebel against the king: Solomon built a terrace and he closed up a gap in the wall of the city of his father David.

  • 2 Sam 10:19
    69%

    19When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subjects of Israel. The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

  • 1 Chr 19:19
    69%

    19When Hadadezer’s subjects saw they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. The Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

  • 2 Sam 8:12
    69%

    12including Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek. This also included some of the plunder taken from King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah.

  • 2 Kgs 13:24
    69%

    24When King Hazael of Syria died, his son Ben Hadad replaced him as king.

  • 1 Chr 19:16
    69%

    16When the Arameans realized they had been defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, led by Shophach the commanding general of Hadadezer’s army.

  • 2 Chr 13:6
    67%

    6Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master.

  • 2 Chr 22:5
    67%

    5He followed their advice and joined Ahab’s son King Joram of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.

  • 1 Kgs 20:1-2
    2 verses
    67%

    1Ben Hadad Invades Israel Now King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled all his army, along with thirty-two other kings with their horses and chariots. He marched against Samaria and besieged and attacked it.

    2He sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel, who was in the city. He said to him,“This is what Ben Hadad says,

  • 2 Chr 24:23
    67%

    23At the beginning of the year the Syrian army attacked Joash and invaded Judah and Jerusalem. They wiped out all the leaders of the people and sent all the plunder they gathered to the king of Damascus.

  • 2 Chr 28:5
    67%

    5The LORD his God handed him over to the king of Syria. The Syrians defeated him and deported many captives to Damascus. He was also handed over to the king of Israel, who thoroughly defeated him.

  • 2 Kgs 6:24
    66%

    24The Lord Saves Samaria Later King Ben Hadad of Syria assembled his entire army and attacked and besieged Samaria.

  • 2 Sam 10:15-17
    3 verses
    66%

    15When the Arameans realized that they had been defeated by Israel, they consolidated their forces.

    16Then Hadadezer sent for Arameans from beyond the Euphrates River, and they came to Helam. Shobach, the general in command of Hadadezer’s army, led them.

    17When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, and came to Helam. The Arameans deployed their forces against David and fought with him.

  • 1 Kgs 11:40
    66%

    40Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam escaped to Egypt and found refuge with King Shishak of Egypt. He stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.

  • Isa 7:5
    66%

    5Syria has plotted with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah to bring about your demise.

  • 2 Kgs 6:11
    66%

    11This made the king of Syria upset. So he summoned his advisers and said to them,“One of us must be helping the king of Israel.”

  • 2 Kgs 15:28
    66%

    28He did evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not repudiate the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.

  • 1 Kgs 20:25-26
    2 verses
    66%

    25Muster an army like the one you lost, with the same number of horses and chariots. Then we will fight them in the plains; we will certainly overpower them.” He approved their plan and did as they advised.

    26In the spring Ben Hadad mustered the Syrian army and marched to Aphek to fight Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 22:52-53
    2 verses
    66%

    52He did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed in the footsteps of his father and mother; like Jeroboam son of Nebat, he encouraged Israel to sin.

    53He worshiped and bowed down to Baal, angering the LORD God of Israel just as his father had done.

  • 2 Chr 18:34
    65%

    34While the battle raged throughout the day, the king of Israel stood propped up in his chariot opposite the Syrians. He died in the evening as the sun was setting.

  • 2 Chr 8:3
    65%

    3Solomon went to Hamath Zobah and seized it.

  • 2 Kgs 15:24
    65%

    24He did evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not repudiate the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.

  • 1 Kgs 11:21
    65%

    21While in Egypt Hadad heard that David had passed away and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead. So Hadad asked Pharaoh,“Give me permission to leave so I can return to my homeland.”

  • 1 Kgs 4:6
    65%

    6Ahishar was supervisor of the palace. Adoniram son of Abda was supervisor of the work crews.

  • 1 Chr 18:5
    65%

    5The Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, but David killed 22,000 of the Arameans.

  • 2 Sam 8:5
    65%

    5The Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, but David killed 22,000 of the Arameans.

  • 2 Chr 10:19
    65%

    19So Israel has been in rebellion against the Davidic dynasty to this very day.

  • 1 Kgs 15:26
    65%

    26He did evil in the sight of the LORD. He followed in his father’s footsteps and encouraged Israel to sin.

  • 2 Kgs 8:28
    65%

    28He joined Ahab’s son Joram in a battle against King Hazael of Syria at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.

  • 2 Kgs 16:5-6
    2 verses
    65%

    5At that time King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel attacked Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz, but were unable to conquer him.

    6(At that time King Rezin of Syria recovered Elat for Syria; he drove the Judahites from there. Syrians arrived in Elat and live there to this very day.)

  • 2 Chr 28:23
    65%

    23He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus whom he thought had defeated him. He reasoned,“Since the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them so they will help me.” But they caused him and all Israel to stumble.

  • 1 Kgs 11:17
    64%

    17Hadad, who was only a small boy at the time, escaped with some of his father’s Edomite servants and headed for Egypt.

  • 2 Kgs 14:24
    64%

    24He did evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not repudiate the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.

  • 2 Kgs 3:3
    64%

    3Yet he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who encouraged Israel to sin; he did not turn from them.