According to the genealogy in 1 Kings 15:18, Hezion was a king of Aram-Damascus. Ben-Hadad I is described as “the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Aram, who lived in Damascus.”[4]
Dropped the "King of Kings" title in 270, replacing it with the Latinrex (king) and declared emperor in 271.[34] Reigned under the regency of his mother, Zenobia.[35]
Shtaimetz, Yaniv (2022-09-01). "Was it a Syro-Ephraimite War?". Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (in German). 134 (3): 354–361. doi:10.1515/zaw-2022-3006. ISSN1613-0103. The goal of Rezin and Peqah son of Remalia, the kings of Aram-Damascus and Israel respectively, was to overthrow Ahaz and replace him with a king of their choice called Ben Tav'el.
Ikeda, Yutaka; איקדה, יוטקה (1993). "שוב על "כתך" בכתובות ספירה / Once Again Ktk in the Sefire Inscriptions". Eretz-Israel: Archaeological, Historical and Geographical Studies / ארץ-ישראל: מחקרים בידיעת הארץ ועתיקותיה. כד: 104*–108*. ISSN0071-108X. JSTOR23624620. The treaty of Bar-ga'ya with Mati'ilu is described as a treaty of the 'lords of KTK (My KTK) with the lords of Arpad and also as a treaty of the federation of [KTK] with 'all Aram', an indication that KTK was the name of a federation of states to the north of Arpad, which was leading the states of 'all Aram' in the south.
Ikeda, Yutaka; איקדה, יוטקה (1993). "שוב על "כתך" בכתובות ספירה / Once Again Ktk in the Sefire Inscriptions". Eretz-Israel: Archaeological, Historical and Geographical Studies / ארץ-ישראל: מחקרים בידיעת הארץ ועתיקותיה. כד: 104*–108*. ISSN0071-108X. JSTOR23624620. In fact, while posing as a 'great king' independent of the Assyrian overlord, the king of KTK at the same time tries to use his close Assyrian connection to enforce the treaty with the king of Arpad.