Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Chronicles 1:46

"And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Avith." — 1 Chronicles 1:46 (ASV)

Hadad. This is the name of a Syrian deity, a form of the sun-god. (Compare to the royal titles, Ben-hadad and Hadadezer, 1 Chronicles 18:3, and the note on 2 Kings 5:18.) Hadad is the same as Dadi, a Syrian title of Rimmon. Perhaps the classical Attis is equivalent to Dadis. The cry of the vintagers (hçdâd) seems to show that Hadad, like Bacchus, was regarded as the giver of the grapes (Isaiah 16:9–10).

Which smote Midian. This phrase offers a glimpse of the restless feuds that prevailed from time immemorial between these tribes and peoples of kindred origin. Like the judges of Israel, the kings of Edom seem to have been raised to their position owing to special emergencies.

The field of Moab. That is, the open country.

Avith. Like Dinhabah, and Pai, and Masretah, it is unknown beyond this passage. In the Hebrew of Chronicles, it is spelled Ayuth; in Genesis 36:35, Awith. The letters w and y have been transposed in our text.