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1 Kings 11:22-24
New English Translation
1 Kings 11:22-24
New English Translation
22 Pharaoh said to him, “What do you lack here that makes you want to go to your homeland?”[a] Hadad replied,[b] “Nothing, but please give me permission to leave.”[c]
23 God also brought against Solomon[d] another enemy, Rezon son of Eliada who had run away from his master, King Hadadezer of Zobah. 24 He gathered some men and organized a raiding band.[e] When David tried to kill them,[f] they went to Damascus, where they settled down and gained control of the city.
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- 1 Kings 11:22 tn Heb “Indeed what do you lack with me, that now you are seeking to go to your land?”
- 1 Kings 11:22 tn Heb “and he said.”
- 1 Kings 11:22 sn So Hadad asked Pharaoh…. This lengthy description of Hadad’s exile in Egypt explains why Hadad wanted to oppose Solomon and supports the author’s thesis that his hostility to Solomon found its ultimate source in divine providence. Though Hadad enjoyed a comfortable life in Egypt, when the Lord raised him up (apparently stirring up his desire for vengeance) he decided to leave the comforts of Egypt and return to Edom.
- 1 Kings 11:23 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Solomon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 1 Kings 11:24 tn Heb “and he was the officer of a raiding band.”
- 1 Kings 11:24 tn The Hebrew text reads “when David killed them.” This phrase is traditionally joined with what precedes. The ancient Greek version does not reflect the phrase and some suggest that it has been misplaced from the end of v. 23.
1 Kings 11:22-24
New International Version
1 Kings 11:22-24
New International Version
22 “What have you lacked here that you want to go back to your own country?” Pharaoh asked.
“Nothing,” Hadad replied, “but do let me go!”
23 And God raised up against Solomon another adversary,(A) Rezon son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer(B) king of Zobah. 24 When David destroyed Zobah’s army, Rezon gathered a band of men around him and became their leader; they went to Damascus,(C) where they settled and took control.
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