1 Kings 11:16

Contemporary English Version

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For Joab and all Israel had remained there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.

Hebrew Names Version
(for Yo'av and all Yisra'el remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);

King James Version
(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)

English Standard Version
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom).

New Century Version
Joab and all the Israelites stayed in Edom for six months and killed every male in Edom.

New English Translation
For six months Joab and the entire Israelite army stayed there until they had exterminated every male in Edom.

Amplified Bible
(for Joab and all [the army of] Israel stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom),

New American Standard Bible
(for Joab and all Israel stayed there for six months, until he had eliminated every male in Edom),

Geneva Bible (1587)
(For six moneths did Ioab remaine there, and all Israel, till he had destroyed all the males in Edom)

Legacy Standard Bible
(for Joab and all Israel stayed there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom),

Complete Jewish Bible
(for Yo'av and all Isra'el had stayed there six months, until he had eliminated every male in Edom),

Darby Translation
(for Joab abode there six months with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom),

Easy-to-Read Version
Joab and the men of Israel stayed in Edom for six months until they killed all the men of Edom.

George Lamsa Translation
(For Joab and all Israel with him remained there six months, until he had slain every male in Edom);

Lexham English Bible
For Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months until he exterminated every male in Edom.

Literal Translation
Joab and all Israel remained there six months until every male in Edom was cut off.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
(For Ioab remayned there sixe monethes and all Israel, tyl he had roted out all ye males that were in Edom.)

American Standard Version
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);

Bible in Basic English
(For Joab and all Israel were there six months till every male in Edom had been cut off;)

Bishop's Bible (1568)
(For sixe monethes dyd Ioab remayne there, and all Israel, till he had destroyed all the men children of Edom.)

JPS Old Testament (1917)
for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom--

King James Version (1611)
(For sixe moneths did Ioab remaine there with all Israel, vntil hee had cut off euery male in Edom.)

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
(for Joab and all Israel abode there six months in Idumaea, until he utterly destroyed every male in Idumaea;)

English Revised Version
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom;)

Berean Standard Bible
For Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for Joab, and al Israel dwelliden there bi sixe monethis, til thei killiden ech male kynde in Ydumee; Adad hym silf fledde,

Young's Literal Translation
for six months did Joab abide there, and all Israel, till the cutting off of every male in Edom --

Update Bible Version
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);

Webster's Bible Translation
(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)

World English Bible
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);

New King James Version
(because for six months Joab remained there with all Israel, until he had cut down every male in Edom),

New Living Translation
Joab and the army of Israel had stayed there for six months, killing them.

New Life Bible
(For Joab and all Israel stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.)

New Revised Standard
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had eliminated every male in Edom);

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
for, six months, did Joab remain there, with all Israel, - until he had cut off every male in Edom,

Douay-Rheims Bible
(For Joab remained there six months with all Israel, till he had slain every male in Edom,)

Revised Standard Version
(for Jo'ab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);

New American Standard Bible (1995)
(for Joab and all Israel stayed there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom),

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ Hadad was from the royal family of Edom, and here is how the Lord made him Solomon's enemy: ¹⁵Some time earlier, when David conquered the nation of Edom, Joab his army commander went there to bury those who had died in battle. Joab and his soldiers stayed in Edom six months, and during that time they killed every man and boy who lived there. ¹⁷Hadad was a boy at the time, but he escaped to Midian with some of his father's officials. At Paran some other men joined them, and they went to the king of Egypt. The king liked Hadad and gave him food, some land, and a house, and even let him marry the sister of Queen Tahpenes. ²⁰ Hadad and his wife had a son named Genubath, and the queen let the boy grow up in the palace with her own children. ²¹ When Hadad heard that David and Joab were dead, he said to the king, "Your Majesty, please let me go back to my own country." ²² "Why?" asked the king. "Do you want something I haven't given you?" "No, I just want to go home." ²³ Here is how God made Rezon son of Eliada an enemy of Solomon: Rezon had run away from his master, King Hadadezer of Zobah. ²⁴He formed his own small army and became its leader after David had defeated Hadadezer's troops. Then Rezon and his army went to Damascus, where he became the ruler of Syria and an enemy of Israel. Both Hadad and Rezon were enemies of Israel while Solomon was king, and they caused him a lot of trouble.

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Cross-References

Genesis 10:21
Shem's descendants had their own languages, tribes, and land. He was the older brother of Japheth and the ancestor of the tribes of Eber. Shem was the ancestor of Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. Aram was the ancestor of Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. Arpachshad was the father of Shelah and the grandfather of Eber, whose first son was named Peleg, because it was during his time that tribes divided up the earth. Eber's second son was Joktan. Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. Their land reached from Mesha in the direction of Sephar, the hill country in the east.

Numbers 24:24
Ships will come from Cyprus, bringing people who will invade the lands of Assyria and Eber. But finally, Cyprus itself will be ruined."

1 Chronicles 1:19
Eber named his first son Peleg, because in his time the earth was divided into tribal regions. Eber's second son was Joktan,

Luke 3:35
Serug, Reu, Peleg, Eber, Shelah;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For six months did Joab remain with all Israel,.... With the whole army:

until he had cut off every male in Edom; as he supposed; for it was not fact, since after this they increased again, and became a powerful people, and had a king over them, and revolted from Judah, 2 Kings 8:20.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Every male in Edom - i. e., every male whom he could find. As did Hadad and his company 1 Kings 11:17, so others would escape in various directions. The Edomite nation was not destroyed on the occasion.