Bible Dictionary
Hezion
Hezion was an early king or ruler of Aram and the grandfather of Ben-hadad. He may be the same person as Rezon, an adversary of Solomon, though this is uncertain.
Definition
Hezion was an early king of Aram, the father of Tabrimon and grandfather of Ben-hadad, king of Syria. His name is associated with “vision.”
Biblical Usage
Hezion is mentioned in 1 Kings 15:18 as an ancestor of Ben-hadad. The biblical text supplies no further account of his reign or actions.
Historical Background
Hezion may have been the same person as Rezon, an adversary of Solomon, but this identification is presented as probable rather than certain. He lived before B.C. 928.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Vision, the father of Tabrimon, and grandfather of Ben-hadad, king of Syria (1 Kings 15:18).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(vision), a king of Aram (Syria), father of Tabrimon and grandfather of Ben-hadad I. (1 Kings 15:18) He is probably identical with Rezon, the contemporary of Solomon, in (1 Kings 11:23) (B.C. before 928.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>he'-zi-on (chezyon; the Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus, Azein; Codex Alexandrinus, Azael): An ancestor of Ben-hadad, king of Syria (1Ki 15:18).</p>