1 Kings 11 · Verse 14

1 Kings 11:14

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, King James Version

1 Kings 11:14 in other translations

BSBThen the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.
WEBThe LORD raised up an adversary to Solomon: Hadad the Edomite. He was one of the king’s offspring in Edom.
ASVAnd Jehovah raised up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king’s seed in Edom.
YLTAnd Jehovah raiseth up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; of the seed of the king is he in Edom;
DARBYAnd Jehovah stirred up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was of the king's seed in Edom.
BBESo the Lord sent Hadad the Edomite to make trouble for Solomon: he was of the king's seed in Edom.
WebsterAnd the LORD stirred up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.

What does 1 Kings 11:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 11:14-25
14-25. the Lord stirred up an adversary--that is, permitted him, through the impulse of his own ambition, or revenge, to attack Israel. During the war of extermination, which Joab carried on in Edom (2Sa 8:13), this Hadad, of the royal family, a mere boy when rescued from the sword of the ruthless conqueror, was carried into Egypt, hospitably entertained, and became allied with the house of the Egyptian king. In after years, the thought of his native land and his lost kingdom taking possession of his mind, he, on learning the death of David and Joab, renounced the ease, possessions, and glory of his Egyptian residence, to return to Edom and attempt the recovery of his ancestral throne. The movements of this prince seem to have given much annoyance to the Hebrew government; but as he was defeated by the numerous and strong garrisons planted throughout the Edomite territory, Hadad seems to have offered his services to Rezon, another of Solomon's adversaries (1Ki 11:23-25). This man, who had been general of Hadadezer and, on the defeat of that great king, had successfully withdrawn a large force, went into the wilderness, led a predatory life, like Jephthah, David, and others, on the borders of the Syrian and Arabian deserts. Then, having acquired great power, he at length became king in Damascus, threw off the yoke, and was "the adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon." He was succeeded by Hadad, whose successors took the official title of Ben-hadad from him, the illustrious founder of the powerful kingdom of Damascene-Syria. These hostile neighbors, who had been long kept in check by the traditional fame of David's victories, took courage; and breaking out towards the latter end of Solomon's reign, they must have not only disturbed his kingdom by their inroads, but greatly crippled his revenue by stopping his lucrative traffic with Tadmor and the Euphrates.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 The Lord stirred up an adversary - A satan, שטן. When he sent to Hiram to assist him in building the temple of the Lord, he could say, There was no satan, see 1Kgs 5:4; and all his kingdom was in peace and security, - every man dwelt under his vine, and under his fig tree, 1Kgs 4:25 : but now that he had turned away from God, three satans rise up against him at once, Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 11:14-25
While Solomon kept close to God and to his duty, there was no enemy to give him uneasiness; but here we have an account of two. If against us, he can make us fear even the least, and the very grasshopper shall be a burden. Though they were moved by principles of ambition or revenge, God used them to correct Solomon.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Kings 11:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemand he raised upH6965
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
שָׂטָן֙sa.Tanan adversaryH7854
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.Mohto SolomonH8010
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853
הֲדַ֣דha.DadHadadH1908
הָאֲדֹמִ֑יha.'a.do.Mithe EdomiteH130
מִזֶּ֧רַעmi.Ze.ra'[was] one of [the] offspringH2233
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
ה֖וּאhu'heH1931
בֶּאֱדֽוֹם\׃be.'e.Domin EdomH123

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Cross references for 1 Kings 11:14

  • 2 Samuel 7:14

    I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

  • Isaiah 10:26

    And the Lord of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.

  • Isaiah 13:17

    Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.

  • Psalms 89:30-34

    If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. …

  • 1 Kings 12:15

    Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the Lord, that he might perform his saying, which the Lord spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

  • 1 Samuel 26:19

    Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, Go, serve other gods.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:26

    And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.

  • 2 Samuel 24:1

    And again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.

  • Isaiah 10:5

    O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
12:15; 1Sa 26:19; 2Sa 24:1; 1Ch 5:26; Isa 10:5,26; 13:17
an adversary.
2Sa 7:14; Ps 89:30-34

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Context

  • 1 Kings 11:13

    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.

  • 1 Kings 11:14

    And the Lord stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king’s seed in Edom.

  • 1 Kings 11:15

    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;

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1 Kings 11:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová suscitó un adversario á Salomón, á Adad, Idumeo, de la sangre real, el cual estaba en Edom.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel suscita un adversaire à Salomon, Hadad, l’Édomite: il était de la semence royale en Édom.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova erweckte Salomo einen Widersacher, Hadad, den Edomiter; er war vom königlichen Samen in Edom.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Suscitavit autem Dominus adversarium Salomoni Adad Idumæum de semine regio, qui erat in Edom.