Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Kings 11:16
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Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.
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(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
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(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom),
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(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);
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1 Kings 11
14 Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.
15 Earlier, 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.
16 Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.
17 But Hadad, still just a young boy, had fled to Egypt, along with some Edomites who were servants of his father.
18 Hadad and his men set out from Midian and went to Paran. They took men from Paran with them and went to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave Hadad a house and land and provided him with food.
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