23 God also raised up as an adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master (A)Hadadezer king of Zobah. 24 And he gathered men about him and became leader of a marauding band, (B)after the killing by David. And they went to Damascus and lived there and made him king in Damascus. 25 He was an adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon, doing harm as Hadad did. And he loathed Israel and reigned over Syria.

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