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1 Kings 11:14

Verse 14 of 43. The 11th of 22 chapters in 1 Kings, in History.

10and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he didn’t keep that which the LORD commanded.

11Therefore the LORD said to Solomon, “Because this is done by you, and you have not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant.

12Nevertheless, I will not do it in your days, for David your father’s sake; but I will tear it out of your son’s hand.

13However, I will not tear away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to your son, for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.”

14The LORD raised up an adversary to Solomon: Hadad the Edomite. He was one of the king’s offspring in Edom.

15For when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army had gone up to bury the slain, and had struck every male in Edom

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

17Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt, when Hadad was still a little child.

18They arose out of Midian and came to Paran; and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house, and appointed him food, and gave him land.

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