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1 Kings 11:15 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 11 · verse 15
For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;1 Kings 11:15 · King James Version
1 Kings 11:15 in context
13Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.
14And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king’s seed in Edom.
15For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;
16(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
17That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- captainsara head personH8269 →
- smittennâkâhto strikeH5221 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- slainchâlâlpiercedH2491 →
- EdomʼĔdômEdom, the elder twin-brother of JacobH123 →
- JoabYôwʼâbJoab, the name of three IsraelitesH3097 →
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While Solomon kept closely to God and to his duty there was no adversary nor evil occurrent (Kg1 5:4), nothing to create him any disturbance or uneasiness in the least;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-25