1 Kings 11 · Verse 18

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 11:18, King James Version

1 Kings 11:18 in other translations

BSBHadad and his men set out from Midian and went to Paran. They took men from Paran with them and went to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave Hadad a house and land and provided him with food.
WEBThey arose out of Midian and came to Paran; and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house, and appointed him food, and gave him land.
ASVAnd 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, who gave him a house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
YLTand they rise out of Midian, and come into Paran, and take men with them out of Paran, and come in to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he giveth to him a house, and bread hath commanded for him, and land hath given to him.
DARBYAnd they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran, and took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt; who gave him a house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
BBEAnd they went on from Midian and came to Paran; and, taking men from Paran with them, they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who gave him a house and gave orders for his food and gave him land.
WebsterAnd they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them from Paran, and they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt; who gave him a house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.

What does 1 Kings 11:18 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 These arose out of Midian - They at first retired to Midian, which lay to the southwest of the Dead Sea. Not supposing themselves in safety there, they went afterwards to Paran in the south of Idumea, and getting a number of persons to join them in Paran, they went straight to Egypt, where we find Hadad became a favourite with Pharaoh, who gave him his sister-in-law to wife; and incorporated him and his family with his own.

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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.

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1 Kings 11:18 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.

וַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.muand they aroseH6965
מִמִּדְיָ֔ןmi.mid.Yanfrom MidianH4080
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they wentH935
פָּארָ֑ןpa.RanParanH6290
וַיִּקְחוּ֩vai.yik.Chuand they tookH3947
אֲנָשִׁ֨ים'a.na.ShimmenH582
עִמָּ֜ם'i.Mamwith themH5973
מִפָּארָ֗ןmi.pa.Ranfrom ParanH6290
וַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they wentH935
מִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
אֶל\־'el-toH413
פַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
וַיִּתֶּן\־vai.yi.ten-and he gaveH5414
ל֣וֹloto him
בַ֗יִתVa.yita houseH1004
וְלֶ֙חֶם֙ve.Le.chemand foodH3899
אָ֣מַר'A.marhe assignedH559
ל֔וֹloto him
וְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzand landH776
נָ֥תַןNa.tanhe gaveH5414
לֽוֹ\׃loto him

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Cross references for 1 Kings 11:18

  • Numbers 10:12

    And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.

  • Deuteronomy 33:2

    And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.

  • Deuteronomy 1:1

    These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

  • Genesis 25:4

    And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

  • Numbers 22:4

    And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.

  • Genesis 14:6

    And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El–paran, which is by the wilderness.

  • Habakkuk 3:3

    God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.

  • Numbers 25:14

    Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.

  • Genesis 25:2

    And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

  • Numbers 25:18

    For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.

  • Numbers 25:6

    And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Genesis 21:21

    And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Midian.Probably not the Midian east of the Red Sea, to which Moses fled, (Ex 2:15, etc.) but the Midian east of the Dead Sea, and south of Moab. These Midianites, whose daughters seduced the Israelites to commit idolatry (Nu 22:4, 7; 25:15; 31:2, etc.) were descendants of Midian, son of Abraham, (Ge 25:2.) Their capital city was called Midian, and its remains were to be seen in the time of Eusebius and Jerome: it was situated on the Arnon, south of the city Ar, or Areopolis.
Ge 25:2,4; Nu 22:4; 25:6,14,18
Paran.Probably the city of Paran, or the district around it, situated in the south of Idumea, and according to Eusebius, three days' journey east from Elah or Elath, at the head of the eastern branch, or Elamitic gulf of the Red Sea.
Ge 14:6; 21:21; Nu 10:12; De 1:1; 33:2; Hab 3:3

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Context

  • 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 11:19

    And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

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1 Kings 11:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y levantáronse de Madián, y vinieron á Parán; y tomando consigo hombres de Parán, viniéronse á Egipto, á Faraón rey de Egipto, el cual le dió casa, y le señaló alimentos, y aun le dió tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils se levèrent de Madian et vinrent à Paran; et ils prirent des hommes avec eux de Paran, et vinrent en Égypte vers le Pharaon, roi d’Égypte, qui lui donna une maison, et lui assigna des provisions, et lui donna des terres.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie machten sich auf aus Midian und kamen nach Paran; und sie nahmen Männer aus Paran mit sich und kamen nach Ägypten zu dem Pharao, dem König von Ägypten. Und er gab ihm ein Haus und wies ihm Speise an und gab ihm Land.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque surrexissent de Madian, venerunt in Pharan, tuleruntque secum viros de Pharan, et introierunt Ægyptum ad Pharaonem regem Ægypti: qui dedit ei domum, et cibos constituit, et terram delegavit.