1 Kings 11:16

1 Kings 11:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
• New International Version (NIV)Joab and all the Israelites stayed there for six months, until they had destroyed all the men in Edom.
• English Standard Version (ESV)(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom).
• New King James Version (NKJV)(because for six months Joab remained there with all Israel, until he had cut down every male in Edom),

Context of 1 Kings 11:16

14The Lord brought an enemy to attack Solomon. He was Hadad who came from Edom. Hadad belonged to the king of Edom's family. 15When 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. Joab and Israel's army stayed in Edom for six months. During that time, they killed all the men in Edom. 17Hadad was a small boy at that time. He escaped from Edom with some of his father's officers. They went towards Egypt. 18They went from Midian as far as Paran. They took some men from Paran and they all went to Egypt. They went to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Pharaoh gave Hadad a house to live in and food to eat. He also gave Hadad some land.

1 Kings 11:16 word by word

כִּ֣י שֵׁ֧שֶׁת חֳדָשִׁ֛ים יָֽשַׁב־שָׁ֥ם יוֹאָ֖ב וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עַד־הִכְרִ֥ית כָּל־זָכָ֖ר בֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• monthsחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• did Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• remainיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• there with all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• until he had cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• every maleזָכָרzâkâr · maleH2145
• in Edomאֱדוֹם'ĕdôm 'ĕdôm · EdomH123

Commentaries on 1 Kings 11:16

• 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 11:16

• Backsliders
• Citizens
• Edomites
• Hadad
• Joab

In the dictionaries

• Edom
• Israel
• Joab
• Clad
• Hadad
• Notwithstanding
• Rend
• Solomon
• Agriculture
• Cut; Cutting

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