An Aramean kingdom located north of Damascus and ruled by Hadadezer; it was defeated and subjugated by David and then controlled by Solomon.
About Zobah
Zobah was an Aramean nation that was defeated by Israel during the early kingdom period. King Saul won battles against the kings of Zobah (1 Samuel 14:47).
Soon after David became king of Israel, he defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah (2 Samuel 8:3–5, 12; 1 Chronicles 18:3–10; Psalm 60 title). Later, the Ammonites hired 20,000 Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zobah for an anticipated attack by the military forces of David. Joab led Israel’s army and defeated the combined forces of the Ammonites and their hired Aramean allies (2 Samuel 10:6–14). Afterward, Hadadezer sent reinforcements, but David himself led Israel to another victory over the Arameans (2 Samuel 10:15–19; 1 Chronicles 19:16–19).
Key References
David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.
After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.
All Scripture References (16)
1 Samuel (1)
After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.
2 Samuel (6)
David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River.
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men.
from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.
The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance of the city gate, while the Arameans of Zobah and Rehob and the men of Tob and Maacah were by themselves in the open country.
Igal son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
1 Kings (2)
And God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah,
and had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control.
1 Chronicles (5)
Eliel, Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men.
When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.
2 Chronicles (1)
Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it.
Psalms (1)
You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.