Font Size
1 Kings 11:20-22
New International Reader's Version
1 Kings 11:20-22
New International Reader's Version
20 The sister of Tahpenes had a son by Hadad. The baby was named Genubath. Tahpenes brought him up in the royal palace. Genubath lived there with Pharaoh’s own children.
21 Hadad heard that David had joined the members of his family who had already died. He also heard that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead. Hadad heard those things while he was in Egypt. He said to Pharaoh, “Let me go. I want to return to my own country.”
22 “Why do you want to go back to your own country?” Pharaoh asked. “Don’t you have everything you need right here?”
“Yes,” Hadad replied. “But I want you to let me go anyway!”
Read full chapter
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998, 2014 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
Bible Gateway Recommends
NIrV, The Story for Kids: Discover the Bible from Beginning to End
Retail: $12.99
Our Price: $9.09
Save: $3.90 (30%)
NIrV, The Story of Jesus for Kids: Experience the Life of Jesus as one Seamless Story
Retail: $3.99
Our Price: $2.79
Save: $1.20 (30%)
NIrV, Kids' Quest Study Bible: Answers to over 500 Questions about the Bible
Retail: $32.99
Our Price: $23.09
Save: $9.90 (30%)
NIrV, Free on the Inside Bible, Large Print, Paperback
Retail: $14.99
Our Price: $10.49
Save: $4.50 (30%)