11:19-22
Pharaoh liked Hadad, so much so that he gave him one of his wife’s sisters in marriage. This was Queen Tahpenes. This wife bore Hadad a son, Genubath. Genubath was brought up in the royal household. However, though Hadad was treated very well, he yearned to get back to his own land. So when he heard of David’s death, and of Joab’s, he asked Pharaoh to be allowed to return to his homeland. Pharaoh seemed to be somewhat offended, but nevertheless Hadad insisted on returning.
11:23-25
Hadad was an adversary from the south, God also raised up an adversary from the north, this was Rezon. Zobah was an Aramean king and had been defeated by David. After that Rezon had gathered together an army and they settled in Damascus. He caused trouble for Israel throughout Solomon’s reign. The backdrop to this can be found in 2 Sam 8:3-11, where David killed twenty two thousand Arameans, and captured a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand soldiers.
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