(wise) Son of, and The Hach’monite. (1 Chronicles 11:11; 27:32) Hachmon or Hachmoni was
no doubt the founder of a family to which these men belonged: the actual father of Jashobeam was
Zabdiel, (1 Chronicles 27:2) and he is also said to have belonged to the Korhites. (1 Chronicles
12:6) (B.C. before 1046.)
Hadad
(mighty), originally the indigenous appellation of the sun among the Syrians, and thence
transferred to the king as the highest of earthly authorities. The title appears to have been an official
one, like Pharaoh. It is found occasionally in the altered form Hadar. (Genesis 25:15; 36:39)
compared with 1Chr 1:30,50
•Son of Ishmael. (Genesis 25:15; 1 Chronicles 1:30)
•A king of Edom who gained an important victory over the Midianites on the field of Moab. (Genesis
36:35; 1 Chronicles 1:46)
•Also a king of Edom, with Pau for his capital. (1 Chronicles 1:50)
•A member of the royal house Or Edom. (1 Kings 11:14) ff. In his childhood he escaped the massacre
under Joab, and fled with a band of followers into Egypt. Pharaoh, the predecessor of Solomon’s
father-in-law, treated him kindly, and gave him his sister-in-law in marriage. After David’s death
Hadad resolved to attempt the recovery of his dominion. He left Egypt and returned to his own
country.
Hadadezer
(2 Samuel 8:3-12; 1 Kings 11:23). [Hadarezer]
Hadadrimmon
is, according to the ordinary interpretation of (12:11) a place in the valley of Megiddo (a part
of the plain of Esdraelon, six miles from Mount Carmel and eleven from Nazareth), where a national
lamentation was held for the death of King Josiah. It was named after two Syrian idols.
Hadar
[Hadad]
Hadarezer
(Hadad’s help), son of Rehob, (2 Samuel 8:3) the king of the Aramite state of Zobah, who was
pursued by David and defeated with great loss. (1 Chronicles 18:3,4) (B.C. 1035.) After the first
repulse of the Ammonites and their Syrian allies by Joab, Hadarezer sent his army to the assistance
of his kindred the people of Maachah, Rehob and Ishtob. (1 Chronicles 19:16; 2 Samuel 10:15)
comp. 2Sam 10:8 Under the command of Shophach or Shobach, the captain of the host, they crossed
the Euphrates, joined the other Syrians, and encamped at a place called Helam. David himself came
from Jerusalem to take the command of the Israelite army. As on the former occasion, the route
was complete.
Hadashah
(new), one of the towns of Judah, in the maritime low country, (Joshua 16:37) only, probably
the Adasa of the Maccabean history.
Hadassah
(myrtle), probably the earlier name of Esther. (Esther 2:7)
Hadattah
(new). According to the Authorized Version, one of the towns of Judah in the extreme south.
(Joshua 15:25)
Hades
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