1 Kings 11:14-16

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Solomon's enemies

¹⁴ The Lord brought an enemy to attack Solomon. He was Hadad who came from Edom.^[a] Hadad belonged to the king of Edom's family. ¹⁵ When David was king, he had fought against Edom's people. Joab, the leader of David's army, had gone to Edom to bury the dead Israelite soldiers. At that time, Joab killed all the men in Edom.^{[b] 16} Joab and Israel's army stayed in Edom for six months. During that time, they killed all the men in Edom.