This document is about Hadad (Solomon's_adversary). For other homonyms, please refer to the Hadad document. When Solomon turned away from God and began idol worship, God raised up several adversaries to attack Solomon, and Hadad, a member of the royal family of Edom, was one of them.
1 Kings 11:14For when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army had gone up to bury the slain, and had struck every male in Edom1 Kings 11:15(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);1 Kings 11:16Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt, when Hadad was still a little child.1 Kings 11:17They arose out of Midian, and came to Paran; and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt), to Pharaoh) king of Egypt, who gave him a house, and appointed him food, and gave him land.1 Kings 11:18Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh), so that he gave him as wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.1 Kings 11:19The sister of Tahpenes) bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh))’s house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s house among the sons of Pharaoh.1 Kings 11:20When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.”1 Kings 11:21Then Pharaoh said to him, “But what have you lacked with me, that behold, you seek to go to your own country?” He answered, “Nothing, however only let me depart.”1 Kings 11:22God raised up an adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah.1 Kings 11:23He gathered men to himself, and became captain over a troop, when David killed them of Zobah. They went to Damascus, and lived there, and reigned in Damascus.1 Kings 11:24He was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, in addition to the mischief of Hadad. He abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.1 Kings 11:25Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah, a servant of Solomon, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, also lifted up his hand against the king.