1 Kings 11:16

THE MESSAGE

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 God incited Hadad, a descendant of the king of Edom, into hostile actions against Solomon. Years earlier, when David devastated Edom, Joab, commander of the army, on his way to bury the dead, massacred all the men of Edom. Joab and his army stayed there for six months, making sure they had killed every man in Edom. Hadad, just a boy at the time, had escaped with some of the Edomites who had worked for his father. Their escape route took them through Midian to Paran. They picked up some men in Paran and went on to Egypt and to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave Hadad a house, food, and even land. Pharaoh liked him so well that he gave him the sister of his wife, Queen Tahpenes, in marriage. She bore Hadad a son named Genubath who was raised like one of the royal family. Genubath grew up in the palace with Pharaoh's children. ²¹ While living in Egypt, Hadad heard that both David and Joab, commander of the army, were dead. He approached Pharaoh and said, "Send me off with your blessing—I want to return to my country." ²² "But why?" said Pharaoh. "Why would you want to leave here? Hasn't everything been to your liking?" "Everything has been just fine," said Hadad, "but I want to go home—give me a good send-off!" ²³Then God incited another adversary against Solomon, Rezon son of Eliada, who had deserted from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah. After David's slaughter of the Arameans, Rezon collected a band of outlaws and became their leader. They later settled in Damascus, where Rezon eventually took over as king. Like Hadad, Rezon was a thorn in Israel's side all of Solomon's life. He was king over Aram, and he hated Israel.

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Genesis 27:29 - be lord Numbers 31:7 - all Deuteronomy 20:13 - thou shalt smite

Cross-References

Genesis 10:21
Shem, the older brother of Japheth, also had sons. Shem was ancestor to all the children of Eber.

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.