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1 Kings 11:13-15
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1 Kings 11:13-15
New International Version
13 Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom from him, but will give him one tribe(A) for the sake(B) of David my servant and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”(C)
Solomon’s Adversaries
14 Then the Lord raised up against Solomon an adversary,(D) Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom. 15 Earlier when David was fighting with Edom, Joab the commander of the army, who had gone up to bury the dead, had struck down all the men in Edom.(E)
1 Kings 11:13-15
New King James Version
1 Kings 11:13-15
New King James Version
13 (A)However I will not tear away the whole kingdom; I will give (B)one tribe to your son (C)for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem (D)which I have chosen.”
Adversaries of Solomon
14 Now the Lord (E)raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was a descendant of the king in Edom. 15 (F)For it happened, when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury the slain, (G)after he had killed every male in Edom
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1 Kings 11:13-15
New American Standard Bible
1 Kings 11:13-15
New American Standard Bible
13 Yet (A)I will not tear away all the kingdom, but (B)I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David, and (C)for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”
God Raises Adversaries
14 Then the Lord raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was of the [a]royal line in Edom. 15 For it came about, (D)when David was in Edom and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury those killed in battle, and had (E)struck and killed every male in Edom
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- 1 Kings 11:14 Lit king’s seed
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