1 Kings 11 · Verse 25

1 Kings 11:25

And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
1 Kings 11:25, King James Version

1 Kings 11:25 in other translations

BSBRezon was Israel’s enemy throughout the days of Solomon, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled over Aram with hostility toward Israel.
WEBHe was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, in addition to the mischief of Hadad. He abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
ASVAnd he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
YLTand he is an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, (besides the evil that Hadad did), and he cutteth off in Israel, and reigneth over Aram.
DARBYAnd he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad did; and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
BBEHe was a trouble to Israel all through the days of Solomon. And this is the damage Hadad did: he was cruel to Israel while he was ruler over Edom.
WebsterAnd he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, besides the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

What does 1 Kings 11:25 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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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 11:25 in the original Hebrew

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וַיְהִ֨יvay.Hiand he wasH1961
שָׂטָ֤ןsa.Tanan adversaryH7854
לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'Elof IsraelH3478
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יְמֵ֣יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117
שְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohSolomonH8010
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H854
הָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'Ah<the> harmH7451
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
הֲדָ֑דha.DadHadadH1908
וַיָּ֙קָץ֙vai.Ya.kotzand he loathedH6973
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'El<in> IsraelH3478
וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he reignedH4427
עַל\־'al-overH5921
אֲרָֽם\׃\ \פ'a.RamAramH758

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 11:25

  • Zechariah 11:8

    Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

  • 2 Samuel 16:21

    And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

  • Deuteronomy 23:7

    Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.

  • 2 Chronicles 15:2

    And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

  • Psalms 106:40

    Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.

  • 1 Kings 5:4

    But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

  • Genesis 34:30

    And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
all the days.
5:4; 2Ch 15:2
abhorred.
Ge 34:30; De 23:7; 2Sa 16:21; Ps 106:40; Zec 11:8

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Context

  • 1 Kings 11:24

    And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.

  • 1 Kings 11:25

    And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.

  • 1 Kings 11:26

    And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.

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1 Kings 11:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y fué adversario á Israel todos los días de Salomón; y fué otro mal con el de Adad, porque aborreció á Israel, y reinó sobre la Siria.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il fut l’adversaire d’Israël tous les jours de Salomon, outre le mal que fit Hadad; et il détesta Israël, et régna sur la Syrie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er wurde ein Widersacher Israels, alle Tage Salomos, und zwar neben dem Übel, das Hadad tat; und er verabscheute Israel, und er wurde König über Syrien.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		eratque adversarius Israëli cunctis diebus Salomonis: et hoc est malum Adad, et odium contra Israël: regnavitque in Syria.