Rehob

Father of Hadadezer, the Aramean king

Das vereinte KönigreichLeaderc. 1050–1000 BC

Rehob is primarily known as the father of Hadadezer, king of Zobah (an Aramean kingdom in Syria). He is mentioned in connection with David's wars against the Arameans. The name Rehob also appears as a place name and belongs to several people in the Old Testament, but the most prominent one is the father of Hadadezer.

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Mentioned as the father of Hadadezer

Rehob is identified as the father of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, when David defeated his army at the Euphrates River.

3David also struck down Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his control at the Euphrates River.
וַיַּ֣ךְ דָּוִ֔ד אֶת־הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר בֶּן־רְחֹ֖ב מֶ֣לֶךְ צוֹבָ֑ה בְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹ לְהָשִׁ֥יב יָד֖וֹ בִּֽנְהַר־**פְּרָֽת׃ ‬
12from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek, and from the plunder of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
מֵאֲרָ֤ם וּמִמּוֹאָב֙ וּמִבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וּמֵֽעֲמָלֵ֑ק וּמִשְּׁלַ֛ל הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר בֶּן־רְחֹ֖ב מֶ֥לֶךְ צוֹבָֽה׃ ‬

David's victory over Hadadezer, son of Rehob

David defeated Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, when Hadadezer went to restore his dominion at the Euphrates River. David took many prisoners and great spoils of war.

3David also struck down Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his control at the Euphrates River.
וַיַּ֣ךְ דָּוִ֔ד אֶת־הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר בֶּן־רְחֹ֖ב מֶ֣לֶךְ צוֹבָ֑ה בְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹ לְהָשִׁ֥יב יָד֖וֹ בִּֽנְהַר־**פְּרָֽת׃ ‬
4David captured from him seventeen hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all the chariot horses, but he left enough for a hundred chariots.
וַיִּלְכֹּ֨ד דָּוִ֜ד מִמֶּ֗נּוּ אֶ֤לֶף וּשְׁבַע־מֵאוֹת֙ פָּרָשִׁ֔ים וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף אִ֣ישׁ רַגְלִ֑י וַיְעַקֵּ֤ר דָּוִד֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָרֶ֔כֶב וַיּוֹתֵ֥ר מִמֶּ֖נּוּ מֵ֥אָה רָֽכֶב׃ ‬
5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.
וַתָּבֹא֙ אֲרַ֣ם דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק לַעְזֹ֕ר לַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ צוֹבָ֑ה וַיַּ֤ךְ דָּוִד֙ בַּֽאֲרָ֔ם עֶשְׂרִֽים־וּשְׁנַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ׃ ‬
6Then David stationed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became his servants and brought him tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.
וַיָּ֨שֶׂם דָּוִ֤ד נְצִבִים֙ בַּאֲרַ֣ם דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וַתְּהִ֤י אֲרָם֙ לְדָוִ֔ד לַעֲבָדִ֖ים נוֹשְׂאֵ֣י מִנְחָ֑ה וַיֹּ֤שַׁע יְהוָה֙ אֶת־דָּוִ֔ד בְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽךְ׃ ‬

Spoils from Hadadezer, son of Rehob

King David dedicated the silver and gold he took from Hadadezer, son of Rehob, to the Lord, along with spoils from other defeated peoples.

11King David dedicated these also to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued:
גַּם־אֹתָ֕ם הִקְדִּ֛ישׁ הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִ֖ד לַֽיהוָ֑ה עִם־הַכֶּ֤סֶף וְהַזָּהָב֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִקְדִּ֔ישׁ מִכָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר כִּבֵּֽשׁ׃ ‬
12from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek, and from the plunder of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
מֵאֲרָ֤ם וּמִמּוֹאָב֙ וּמִבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וּמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וּמֵֽעֲמָלֵ֑ק וּמִשְּׁלַ֛ל הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר בֶּן־רְחֹ֖ב מֶ֥לֶךְ צוֹבָֽה׃ ‬

Parallel account in Chronicles

The same account of David's victory over Hadadezer, king of Zobah, is retold in 1 Chronicles, although Rehob's name is not always explicitly mentioned there.

3David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, as far as Hamath, when Hadadezer marched out to establish his power along the Euphrates River.
וַיַּ֥ךְ דָּוִ֛יד אֶת־הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־צוֹבָ֖ה חֲמָ֑תָה בְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹ לְהַצִּ֥יב יָד֖וֹ בִּֽנְהַר־פְּרָֽת׃ ‬
4David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all the chariot horses, but kept a hundred chariots for himself.
וַיִּלְכֹּד֩ דָּוִ֨יד מִמֶּ֜נּוּ אֶ֣לֶף רֶ֗כֶב וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙ פָּֽרָשִׁ֔ים וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף אִ֣ישׁ רַגְלִ֑י וַיְעַקֵּ֤ר דָּוִיד֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָרֶ֔כֶב וַיּוֹתֵ֥ר מִמֶּ֖נּוּ מֵ֥אָה רָֽכֶב׃ ‬
5When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.
וַיָּבֹא֙ אֲרַ֣ם דַּרְמֶ֔שֶׂק לַעְז֕וֹר לַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר מֶ֣לֶךְ צוֹבָ֑ה וַיַּ֤ךְ דָּוִיד֙ בַּאֲרָ֔ם עֶשְׂרִֽים־וּשְׁנַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ׃ ‬

Rehob the Levite who sealed the covenant

Another person named Rehob is mentioned among the Levites who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah after returning from exile.

11and their fellow Levites: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
וַאֲחֵיהֶ֑ם שְׁבַנְיָ֧ה הֽוֹדִיָּ֛ה קְלִיטָ֖א פְּלָאיָ֥ה חָנָֽן׃ ‬

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