1 Kings 11:14-25
1599 Geneva Bible
14 ¶ Then the Lord stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, even Hadad the Edomite, of the king’s [a]seed, which was in Edom.
15 (A)For when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host had smitten all the males in Edom, and was gone up to bury the [b]slain,
16 (For six months did Joab remain there and all Israel, till he had destroyed all the males in Edom.)
17 Then this Hadad [c]fled, and certain other Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt, Hadad being yet a little child.
18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran, and took men with them out of Paran, and came to Egypt unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, which gave him an house, and appointed him vittles and gave him land.
19 So Hadad [d]found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, and he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, even the sister of Tahpenes the Queen.
20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh’s house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh’s house among the sons of Pharaoh.
21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.
22 But Pharaoh said unto him, What hast thou lacked with me, that thou wouldest thus go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing, but in any wise let me go.
23 ¶ (B)And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which [e]fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah.
24 And he gathered men unto him, and had been captain over the company, when David slew them. And they went to Damascus, and dwelt there, [f]and they made him king in Damascus.
25 Therefore was he an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon: besides the evil that Hadad did, he also abhorred Israel, and reigned over Aram
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 1 Kings 11:14 Of the king of Edom’s stock.
- 1 Kings 11:15 Of the Edomites.
- 1 Kings 11:17 Thus God reserved this idolater to be a scourge to punish his people’s sins.
- 1 Kings 11:19 God brought him to honor, that his power might be more able to compass his enterprises against Solomon’s house.
- 1 Kings 11:23 When David had discomfited Hadadezer and his army.
- 1 Kings 11:24 To wit, the men whom he had gathered unto him.
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