Parallel Verses
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 --
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 -
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 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
Themes
Backsliders » Instances of » Solomon
Burial » Of enemies, sometimes performed by the conquerors
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Edomites » David makes conquest of
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Kings 11:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Solomon's Enemies
14 And Jehovah raiseth up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; of the seed of the king is he in Edom; 15 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 -- 16 for six months did Joab abide there, and all Israel, till the cutting off of every male in Edom --
Phrases
Cross References
2 Samuel 8:14
and he putteth in Edom garrisons -- in all Edom he hath put garrisons, and all Edom are servants to David; and Jehovah saveth David whithersoever he hath gone.
Deuteronomy 20:13
and Jehovah thy God hath given it into thy hand, and thou hast smitten every male of it by the mouth of the sword.
1 Chronicles 18:12-13
And Abishai son of Zeruiah hath smitten Edom in the valley of salt -- eighteen thousand,
Genesis 25:23
And Jehovah saith to her, 'Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples from thy bowels are parted; and the one people than the other people is stronger; and the elder doth serve the younger.'
Genesis 27:40
and by thy sword dost thou live, and thy brother dost thou serve; and it hath come to pass when thou rulest, that thou hast broken his yoke from off thy neck.'
Numbers 24:18-19
And Edom hath been a possession, And Seir hath been a possession, for its enemies, And Israel is doing valiantly;
Numbers 31:17
'And now, slay ye every male among the infants, yea, every woman known of man by the lying of a male ye have slain;
Psalm 60:1
To the Overseer. -- 'Concerning the Lily of Testimony,' a secret treasure of David, to teach, in his striving with Aram-Naharaim, and with Aram-Zobah, and Joab turneth back and smiteth Edom in the valley of Salt -- twelve thousand. O God, Thou hadst cast us off, Thou hadst broken us -- hadst been angry! -- Thou dost turn back to us.
Psalm 108:10
Who doth bring me in to the fenced city? Who hath led me unto Edom?
Malachi 1:2-3
I have loved you, said Jehovah, And ye have said, 'In what hast Thou loved us?'