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

Adversaries of Solomon

14 [a]And the Lord raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the E′domite; he was of the royal house in Edom. 15 For when David was in Edom, and Jo′ab the commander of the army went up to bury the slain, he slew every male in Edom

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Footnotes

  1. 11.14 Because of Solomon’s idolatry, God raised up enemies to the south (Edom), to the north (Damascus), and within the kingdom (Jeroboam).

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