King James Version
1 Kings 11:14 in the King James Version says “And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.”
1 Kings 11:14 · KJV
Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.
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.
And the LORD stirred 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, after he had smitten every male in Edom;
(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
KJV Study — Public Domain
“stirred up”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
“And the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“an adversary”
H7854an opponent; especially (with the article prefixed) satan, the arch-enemy of good
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“Hadad”
H1908hadad, the name of an idol, and of several kings of edom, possibly a royal title
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“in Edom”
H123edom, the elder twin-brother of jacob; hence the region (idumaea) occupied by him
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