Person Old Testament
Tabrimmon
Also known as Tabrimmon =ESV, NIV; Tabrimon =KJV
Tabrimmon was the father of Ben-hadad I, the king of Syria who was an ally of Asa king of Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Kings 15:18.
Why it matters. Father of Ben-hadad I, king of Syria
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Tabrimmon
Tabrimmon is mentioned in 1Ki.15.18 as the father of Ben-hadad I, who was the king of Syria in Damascus during the reign of Asa king of Judah. Asa made a treaty with Ben-hadad I and sent him silver and gold from the temple treasuries to persuade him to break his treaty with Baasha king of Israel. Ben-hadad I agreed and attacked the northern cities of Israel, forcing Baasha to stop building Ramah. No other details are provided about Tabrimmon. His name may mean "good is Rimmon," referring to a Syrian deity. As the father of Ben-hadad I, Tabrimmon was likely also a king of Syria before his son succeeded him on the throne.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Kings (1 verse)