1 Kings 11:16

Translations

Modern

Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.

Traditional

(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)

Literal

…for six months Joab had remained there, and all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom—

Latin

…(sex enim mensibus ibi moratus est Joab, et omnis Israël, donec interimeret omne masculinum in Idumæa),

Original

Hebrew

English

Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.

Notes

1 Kings 11:14–22

Solomon's first enemy was Hadad. David had fought the Edomites and defeated them severely (2 Samuel 8:13–14; 1 Chronicles 18:13Œ14). Hadad was the only survivor from the Edomite royal family. He escaped to Egypt with some followers. The Egyptian king welcomed him as a possible ally and gave him his wife's sister to marry. When David and Joab died, Hadad returned to Edom, waiting for a chance to strike back at Israel.

1 Kings 11:14–40

God delivered Solomon’s punishment through three political adversaries, Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam (see 1 Kings 11:40).

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