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Hezion

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(sight). A king of Syria; probably Rezon (1 Kings 15:18; 11:23¹⁸Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, (1 Kings 15:18)
²³And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah: (1 Kings 11:23)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Grandfather of Benhadad king of Syria (1 Kings 15:18¹⁸Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, (1 Kings 15:18)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

2383 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Chezyown

Phonic:

khez-yone’

Meaning:

from 2372; vision; Chezjon, a Syrian

KJV Usage:

Hezion

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

the vision

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Gracious sight; vision:―a king of Syria, 1 Kings 15:18. {Aspectus gratiosus}