1 Kings 11:25

“And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, etc.] Not all the days of his life, (see <110504>1 Kings 5:4), but all his days, from his first going into idolatry, to the end of his life: beside the mischief that Hadad did; and which, whatever it was, was not done till this time; for either, when he got leave from Pharaoh to go into his country, he lay hid there, waiting an opportunity to seize upon it; or by means of Pharaoh he got himself to be king of it, through the permission of Solomon, paying a tribute to him; but when Solomon was grown old, he revolted and refused to pay it, and rebelled against him, and gave him much trouble: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over…”

“All adversity - He was a secret enemy, all that time; and when Solomon had forsaken God, he shewed himself openly. Beside - This infelicity was added to the former; whilst Hadad molested him in the south, Rezon threatened him in the north. But what hurt could Hadad or Rezon have done, to so powerful a king as Solomon, if he had not by sin made himself mean and weak? If God be on our side, we need not fear the greatest adversary. But if he be against us, he can make us fear the least: yea, the grasshopper shall be a burden. Syria - Over all that part of Syria, enlarging his empire the more, and thereby laying a foundation for much misery to Solomon's kingdom. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 11:28”

“all the days: Kg1 5:4; Ch2 15:2 abhorred: Gen 34:30; Deu 23:7; Sa2 16:21; Psa 106:40; Zac 11:8 3 Kings (1 Kings) 11:26”