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New Living Translation

1 Kings 11:16

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Backsliders;   Citizens;   Edomites;   Hadad;   Joab;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Edomites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hadad;   Idumea;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Edom;   Egypt;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kings, First and Second, Theology of;   Obadiah, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Hadad;   Joab;   Solomon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Amaziah;   Edom;   Genubath;   Israel;   Joab;   Psalms;   Salt, Valley of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Crimes and Punishments;   Edom;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Edom, Edomites;   Israel;   Joab;   Solomon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Edomites ;   Hadad ;   Pharaoh ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hadad;   Kings;   Solomon;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Gen'ubath,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jeroboam;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Cut;   Egypt;   Hadad;   Joab;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Edox, Idumea;  

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 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 Then the Lord raised up Hadad the Edomite, a member of Edom's royal family, to be Solomon's adversary. 15 Years before, David had defeated Edom. Joab, his army commander, had stayed to bury some of the Israelite soldiers who had died in battle. While there, they killed every male in Edom. 16 Joab and the army of Israel had stayed there for six months, killing them. 17 But Hadad and a few of his father's royal officials escaped and headed for Egypt. (Hadad was just a boy at the time.) 18 They set out from Midian and went to Paran, where others joined them. Then they traveled to Egypt and went to Pharaoh, who gave them a home, food, and some land. 19 Pharaoh grew very fond of Hadad, and he gave him his wife's sister in marriage—the sister of Queen Tahpenes. 20 She bore him a son named Genubath. Tahpenes raised him in Pharaoh's palace among Pharaoh's own sons. 21 When the news reached Hadad in Egypt that David and his commander Joab were both dead, he said to Pharaoh, "Let me return to my own country." 22 "Why?" Pharaoh asked him. "What do you lack here that makes you want to go home?" "Nothing," he replied. "But even so, please let me return home." 23 God also raised up Rezon son of Eliada as Solomon's adversary. Rezon had fled from his master, King Hadadezer of Zobah,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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

Cross-References

Genesis 10:21
Sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth. Shem was the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
Genesis 10:25
Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means "division"), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother's name was Joktan.
Numbers 24:24
Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will oppress Assyria and afflict Eber, but they, too, will be utterly destroyed."
1 Chronicles 1:19
Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means "division"), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother's name was Joktan.
Luke 3:35
Nahor was the son of Serug. Serug was the son of Reu. Reu was the son of Peleg. Peleg was the son of Eber. Eber was the son of 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.


 
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