KJV King James Version
(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
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1 Kings 11:16
(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.
WEB World English Bible
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);
ASV American Standard Version
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for six months did Joab abide there, and all Israel, till the cutting off of every male in Edom—
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 11
13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; [but] will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.
14 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he [was] of the king’s seed in Edom.
15 For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;
16 (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
17 That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad [being] yet a little child.
18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
19 And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
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כִּ֣יH3588 · kiforשֵׁ֧שֶׁתH8337 · sheshsixחֳדָשִׁ֛יםH2320 · cho.deshmonthיָֽשַׁב־H3427 · ya.shavto dwellשָׁ֥םH8033 · shamthereיוֹאָ֖בH3097 · yo.avJoabוְכָל־H3605 · kolallיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelעַד־H5704 · adtillהִכְרִ֥יתH3772 · ka.ratto cut: cutכָּל־H3605 · kolallזָכָ֖רH2145 · za.kharmaleבֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃H123 · e.domEdom
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