Hadad the Edomite
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Hadad the Edomite is a character mentioned in the First Book of Kings who was an adversary of King Solomon after Solomon turned to idols.
According to the record in 1 Kings Hadad was the only survivor of the royal house of Edom after the slaughter at the hands of Joab
, and escaped as a child to Egypt where he was raised by Pharaoh and married the queen's sister. After the death of King David Hadad returned to try to reclaim the throne of Edom.
Along with Rezon the Syrian
Hadad is one of two characters described as a satan to Solomon, a word which was left untranslated and transliterated into Greek letters in the Septuagint.
- 1 Kings 11:14 And the Lord raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite.
According to the record in 1 Kings Hadad was the only survivor of the royal house of Edom after the slaughter at the hands of Joab
Joab
Joab the son of Zeruiah, was the nephew of King David and the commander of his army, according to the Hebrew Bible.- Name :...
, and escaped as a child to Egypt where he was raised by Pharaoh and married the queen's sister. After the death of King David Hadad returned to try to reclaim the throne of Edom.
Along with Rezon the Syrian
Rezon the Syrian
Rezon the Syrian was an enemy of King Solomon mentioned in 1 Kings. He was son of Eliada, and had previously deserted Hadadezer king of Zobah, presumably when the men of Damascus came to Hadadezer's aid. After Hadadezer's death Rezon became king in Damascus and, as Hadad the Edomite harried...
Hadad is one of two characters described as a satan to Solomon, a word which was left untranslated and transliterated into Greek letters in the Septuagint.