King Solomon also built a fleet of ships in Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

Then the Lord raised up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was of the royal line in Edom.

For it came about, when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury the slain, and had struck down every male in Edom

(for Joab and all Israel stayed there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom),

Now there was no king in Edom; a deputy was king.