Parallel Verses
NET Bible
During David's campaign against Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, while on a mission to bury the dead, killed every male in Edom.
New American Standard Bible
For it came about,
King James Version
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;
Holman Bible
Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.
International Standard Version
During David's military campaign against Edom, when his army commander Joab had gone out to bury the dead, he killed every male in Edom.
A Conservative Version
For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army was gone up to bury the slain, and had smitten every male in Edom
American Standard Version
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;
Amplified
For it came about, when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury those killed [in battle] and had struck down every male in Edom
Bible in Basic English
And when David had sent destruction on Edom, and Joab, the captain of the army, had gone to put the dead into the earth, and had put to death every male in Edom;
Darby Translation
Now it came to pass when David was in Edom, when Joab the captain of the host had gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom
Julia Smith Translation
And it will be in David's being in Edom, and in Joab the chief of the army going up, he came to bury the slain, and he will strike every male in Edom;
King James 2000
For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army had gone up to bury the slain, after he had killed every male in Edom;
Lexham Expanded Bible
It had happened that when David was at Edom, Joab the commander of the army went up to bury the slain, and he killed every male in Edom.
Modern King James verseion
For it happened when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury the slain, after he had stricken every male in Edom--
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury them that were slain, he smote all the males in Edom -
New Heart English Bible
For it happened, when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army was gone up to bury the slain, and had struck every male in Edom
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when David was dealing with Edom, and Joab general of the army went up to bury the slain, - and had smitten every male in Edom, -
Webster
For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host had gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;
World English Bible
For it happened, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army was gone up to bury the slain, and had struck every male in Edom
Youngs Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, in David's being with Edom, in the going up of Joab head of the host to bury the slain, that he smiteth every male in Edom --
Themes
Backsliders » Instances of » Solomon
Burial » Of enemies, sometimes performed by the conquerors
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Hadad and jeroboam
Edomites » David makes conquest of
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 11:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Enemies
14 The Lord brought against Solomon an enemy, Hadad the Edomite, a descendant of the Edomite king. 15 During David's campaign against Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, while on a mission to bury the dead, killed every male in Edom. 16 For six months Joab and the entire Israelite army stayed there until they had exterminated every male in Edom.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Samuel 8:14
He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became David's subjects. The Lord protected David wherever he campaigned.
Deuteronomy 20:13
The Lord your God will deliver it over to you and you must kill every single male by the sword.
1 Chronicles 18:12-13
Abishai son of Zeruiah killed 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
Genesis 25:23
and the Lord said to her, "Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples will be separated from within you. One people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger."
Genesis 27:40
You will live by your sword but you will serve your brother. When you grow restless, you will tear off his yoke from your neck."
Numbers 24:18-19
Edom will be a possession, Seir, his enemies, will also be a possession; but Israel will act valiantly.
Numbers 31:17
Now therefore kill every boy, and kill every woman who has had sexual intercourse with a man.
Psalm 60:1
For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a prayer of David written to instruct others. It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah. That was when Joab turned back and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. O God, you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us in your anger. Please restore us!
Psalm 108:10
Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will bring me to Edom?
Malachi 1:2-3
"I have shown love to you," says the Lord, but you say, "How have you shown love to us?" "Esau was Jacob's brother," the Lord explains, "yet I chose Jacob