1 Kings 11:14

1 Kings 11:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king’s seed in Edom.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite. He was of the royal house in Edom.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the Lord raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was a descendant of the king in Edom.

Context of 1 Kings 11:14

12However, I will not do it during your lifetime for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of your son’s hand. 13Yet I will not tear the entire kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem that I chose.” So the Lord raised up Hadad the Edomite as an enemy against Solomon. He was of the royal family in Edom. 15Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom. 16For Joab and all Israel had remained there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.

1 Kings 11:14 word by word

וַיָּ֨קֶם יְהוָ֤ה שָׂטָן֙ לִשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֵ֖ת הֲדַ֣ד הָאֲדֹמִ֑י מִזֶּ֧רַע הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ ה֖וּא בֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• stirred upקוּםqûm · to arise: raiseH6965
• an adversaryשָׂטָןώâţân · SatanH7854
• unto Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• Hadadהֲדַדhădad · HadadH1908
• the Edomiteאֲדֹמִי'ĕdômîy · EdomiteH130
• of the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• in Edomאֱדוֹם'ĕdôm 'ĕdôm · EdomH123

Cross-references for 1 Kings 11:14

• 1 Kings 12:15The king did not listen to the people, because this turn of events came from the Lord to carry out his word, which the Lord had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
• 1 Samuel 26:19Now, may my lord the king please hear the words of his servant: If it is the Lord who has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering. But if it is people, may they be cursed in the presence of the Lord, for today they have banished me from sharing in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, ‘Go and worship other gods.’
• 2 Samuel 24:1The Lord’s anger burned against Israel again, and he stirred up David against them to say, “Go, count the people of Israel and Judah.”
• 1 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel roused the spirit of King Pul (that is, Tiglath-pileser) of Assyria, and he took the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh into exile. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and Gozan’s river, where they are until today.
• Isaiah 10:5Woe to Assyria, the rod of my anger — the staff in their hands is my wrath.
• Isaiah 13:17Look! I am stirring up the Medes against them, who cannot be bought off with silver and who have no desire for gold.
• 2 Samuel 7:14I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with a rod of men and blows from mortals.
• Psalms 89:30If his sons abandon my instruction and do not live by my ordinances,

Commentaries on 1 Kings 11:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The Lord stirred up an adversary - A satan, שטן . When he sent to Hiram to assist him in building the temple of the Lord, he could say, There was no satan, see 1 Kings 5:4; and all his kingdom was in peace and security, - every man dwelt under his vine, and under his fig tree, 1 Kings 4:25; : but now that he had turned away from God, three satans rise up against him at once, Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-25Verses 14-25 While Solomon kept close to God and to his duty, there was no enemy to give him uneasiness; but here we have an account of two. If against us, he can make us fear even the least, and the very grasshopper shall be a burden. Though they were moved by principles of ambition or revenge, God used them to correct Solomon.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-22Solomon'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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-2514-25. the Lord stirred up an adversary--that is, permitted him, through the impulse of his own ambition, or revenge, to attack Israel. During the war of extermination, which Joab carried on in Edom (2Sa 8:13), this Hadad, of the royal family, a mere boy when rescued from the sword of the ruthless conqueror, was carried into Egypt, hospitably entertained, and became allied with the house of the Egyptian king. In after years, the thought of his native land…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 11:14

• Backsliders
• Citizens
• Edomites
• Government
• Hadad
• Judgments

In the dictionaries

• Edom
• Solomon
• Adversary
• Clad
• Hadad
• Notwithstanding
• Rend
• Agriculture
• Genesis
• Jehoram; Joram

Commentaries on 1 Kings 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings