American Standard Version
"(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom); "
— 1 Kings 11:16, American Standard Version
“(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)”
“(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);”
“For Joab and the entire Israelite army stayed there six months until they had exterminated every male in Edom.”
“(For Joab remained there six months with all Israel, till he had slain every male in Edom,)”
“(For Joab and all Israel were there six months till every male in Edom had been cut off;)”
“(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)”
Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but I will give one tribe to thy son, for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.
And Jehovah raised up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king’s seed in Edom.
For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, and had smitten every male in Edom
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);
that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt, Hadad being yet a little child.
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, who gave him a house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.