1 Kings 11:17
That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
1 Kings 11:17 in other translations
| BSB | But Hadad, still just a young boy, had fled to Egypt, along with some Edomites who were servants of his father. |
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| WEB | Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt, when Hadad was still a little child. |
| ASV | that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt, Hadad being yet a little child. |
| YLT | and Hadad fleeth, he and certain Edomites, of the servants of his father, with him, to go in to Egypt, and Hadad is a little youth, |
| DARBY | that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt, Hadad being yet a little child. |
| BBE | Hadad, being still a young boy, went in flight to Egypt, with certain Edomites, servants of his father; |
| Webster | That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child. |
What does 1 Kings 11:17 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…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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.
1 Kings 11:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Kings 11:17
- Matthew 2:13-14
And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
- 2 Kings 11:2
But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.
- 2 Samuel 4:4
And Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
- Exodus 2:1-10
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink. And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. …
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Context
- 1 Kings 11:16
(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
- 1 Kings 11:17
That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
- 1 Kings 11:18
And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
1 Kings 11:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces huyó Adad, y con él algunos varones Idumeos de los siervos de su padre, y fuése á Egipto; era entonces Adad muchacho pequeño. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | qu’Hadad s’enfuit, lui et quelques Édomites d’entre les serviteurs de son père avec lui, pour aller en Égypte; et Hadad était un jeune garçon. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | da entfloh Hadad, er und edomitische Männer von den Knechten seines Vaters mit ihm, um sich nach Ägypten zu begeben; Hadad war aber ein kleiner Knabe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | fugit Adad ipse, et viri Idumæi de servis patris ejus cum eo, ut ingrederetur Ægyptum: erat autem Adad puer parvulus. |