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Then Hadad said to Pharaoh, &#8220Let me go, that I may return to my own country.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/1_kings/11.htm">New Living Translation</a> When the news reached Hadad in Egypt that David and his commander Joab were both dead, he said to Pharaoh, “Let me return to my own country.” <a href="/esv/1_kings/11.htm">English Standard Version</a> But when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.” <a href="/bsb/1_kings/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When Hadad heard in Egypt that David had rested with his fathers and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, that I may return to my own country.” <a href="/kjv/1_kings/11.htm">King James Bible</a> And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country. <a href="/nkjv/1_kings/11.htm">New King James Version</a> So when Hadad heard in Egypt that David rested with his fathers, and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.” <a href="/nasb_/1_kings/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But when Hadad heard in Egypt that David lay down with his fathers and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, so that I may go to my own country.” <a href="/nasb/1_kings/11.htm">NASB 1995</a> But when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, &#8220Send me away, that I may go to my own country.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_kings/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Send me away, that I may go to my own country.” <a href="/lsb/1_kings/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers and that Joab the commander of the army had died. So Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Send me away, that I may go to my own country.” <a href="/amp/1_kings/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But when Hadad heard in Egypt that David had died and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me leave, so that I may go to my own country.” <a href="/csb/1_kings/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When Hadad heard in Egypt that David rested with his ancestors and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me leave, so I may go to my own country.” <a href="/hcsb/1_kings/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When Hadad heard in Egypt that David rested with his fathers and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, &#8220Let me leave, so I can go to my own country.&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_kings/11.htm">American Standard Version</a> And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country. <a href="/cev/1_kings/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When Hadad heard that David and Joab were dead, he said to the king, "Your Majesty, please let me go back to my own country." <a href="/erv/1_kings/11.htm">English Revised Version</a> And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country. <a href="/gwt/1_kings/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When Hadad heard in Egypt that David had lain down in death with his ancestors and that Joab, the commander of the army, had died, he said to Pharaoh, "Let me go to my own country." <a href="/gnt/1_kings/11.htm">Good News Translation</a> When the news reached Hadad in Egypt that David had died and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to the king, "Let me go back to my own country." <a href="/isv/1_kings/11.htm">International Standard Version</a> Later on, Hadad learned in Egypt that David had been buried with his ancestors and that Joab the army commander was dead. So Hadad asked Pharaoh, "Please send me out so I can go back to my own land." <a href="/msb/1_kings/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When Hadad heard in Egypt that David had rested with his fathers and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh, ?Let me go, that I may return to my own country.? <a href="/net/1_kings/11.htm">NET Bible</a> While in Egypt Hadad heard that David had passed away and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead. So Hadad asked Pharaoh, "Give me permission to leave so I can return to my homeland." <a href="/nheb/1_kings/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, "Let me depart, that I may go to my own country." <a href="/wbt/1_kings/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to my own country. <a href="/web/1_kings/11.htm">World English Bible</a> When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_kings/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Hadad has heard in Egypt that David has lain with his fathers, and that Joab head of the host is dead, and Hadad says to Pharaoh, “Send me away, and I go to my land.” <a href="/ylt/1_kings/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Hadad hath heard in Egypt that David hath lain with his fathers, and that Joab head of the host is dead, and Hadad saith unto Pharaoh, 'Send me away, and I go unto my land.' <a href="/slt/1_kings/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Hadad heard in Egypt that David lay down with his fathers, and that Joab chief of the army died, and Hadad will say to Pharaoh, Send me away, and I will go to my land.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_kings/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when Adad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the general of the army was dead, he add to Pharao: Let me depart, that I may go to my own country. <a href="/cpdv/1_kings/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when Hadad had heard in Egypt that David had slept with his fathers, and that Joab, the leader of the military, had died, he said to Pharaoh, “Release me, so that I may go to my own land.” <a href="/nabre/1_kings/11.htm">New American Bible</a> When Hadad in Egypt heard that David rested with his ancestors and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh, “Give me leave to return to my own land.” <a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his ancestors and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh. Let me depart that I may go to my own country. <a href="/hpbt/1_kings/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Yuab General of the army was dead, and Hadad said to Pharaoh: “Send me. I shall go to my land.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_kings/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh: 'Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.' <a href="/sep/1_kings/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Ader heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead; and Ader said to Pharao, Let me go, and I will return to my country. <a href="/parallel/1_kings/11-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=4433" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_kings/11.htm">Hadad's Return</a> …20And the sister of Tahpenes bore Hadad a son named Genubath. Tahpenes herself weaned him in Pharaoh’s palace, and Genubath lived there among the sons of Pharaoh. 21<a href="/hebrew/1908.htm" title="1908: wa·hă·ḏaḏ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Three Edomites. Probably of foreign origin; Hadad, the name of an idol, and of several kings of Edom.">When Hadad</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: bə·miṣ·ra·yim (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">in Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: šā·ḵaḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">had rested</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·ṯāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">his fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">and that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3097.htm" title="3097: yō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD is father, three Isr. From Yhovah and 'ab; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites.">Joab,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: śar- (N-msc) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">the commander</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: haṣ·ṣā·ḇā (Art:: N-cs) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of the army,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mêṯ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">was dead,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1908.htm" title="1908: hă·ḏaḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Three Edomites. Probably of foreign origin; Hadad, the name of an idol, and of several kings of Edom.">he</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Pharaoh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šal·lə·ḥê·nî (V-Piel-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">“Let me go,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·’ê·lêḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.h-1cs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">that I may return</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">my own country.”</a> 22But Pharaoh asked him, “What have you lacked here with me that you suddenly want to go back to your own country?” “Nothing,” Hadad replied, “but please let me go.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/11-14.htm">1 Kings 11:14</a> Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom. <a href="/1_kings/11-23.htm">1 Kings 11:23-25</a> And God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah, / and had gathered men to himself. When David killed the Zobaites, Rezon captained a band of raiders and went to Damascus, where they settled and gained control. / Rezon 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. <a href="/2_samuel/8-3.htm">2 Samuel 8:3-12</a> David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River. / David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots. / When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men. ... <a href="/2_samuel/10-18.htm">2 Samuel 10:18</a> But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there. <a href="/2_samuel/8-6.htm">2 Samuel 8:6</a> Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went. <a href="/2_samuel/8-14.htm">2 Samuel 8:14</a> He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went. <a href="/2_kings/8-20.htm">2 Kings 8:20-22</a> In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king. / So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes. / So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time. <a href="/2_chronicles/21-8.htm">2 Chronicles 21:8-10</a> In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king. / So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his officers and all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. / So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his hand at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers. <a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a> They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them. <a href="/jeremiah/49-1.htm">Jeremiah 49:1-6</a> Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities? / Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD. / Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials. ... <a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a> This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’ <a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11-12</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. / So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.” <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Obadiah 1:10-14</a> Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. / On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them. / But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress. ... <a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-15</a> When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, / where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.” <a href="/matthew/2-19.htm">Matthew 2:19-21</a> After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. / “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.” / So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.Hadad<a href="/1_kings/2-10.htm">1 Kings 2:10,34</a> So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David… <a href="/exodus/4-19.htm">Exodus 4:19</a> And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.<a href="/matthew/2-20.htm">Matthew 2:20</a> Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.Let me depart [heb] Send me away<a href="/genesis/45-24.htm">Genesis 45:24</a> So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.<a href="/joshua/2-21.htm">Joshua 2:21</a> And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.<a href="/1_samuel/9-26.htm">1 Samuel 9:26</a> And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. 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Rehoboam succeeds him</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When Hadad heard in Egypt Hadad was an Edomite prince who fled to Egypt as a child when David conquered Edom. Egypt, during this period, was a place of refuge for political exiles. The mention of Egypt highlights the historical ties and tensions between Israel and Egypt, a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament.that David had rested with his fathers This phrase indicates David's death, a common biblical euphemism for dying. David's reign was marked by military success and the establishment of Jerusalem as the political and spiritual center of Israel. His death marked the end of an era and a potential shift in political dynamics, which Hadad saw as an opportunity.and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead Joab was a formidable military leader under David, known for his strategic prowess and sometimes ruthless actions. His death, along with David's, signaled a weakening of the established order, creating a power vacuum that Hadad hoped to exploit. Joab's death is significant as it removed a key figure who had been instrumental in maintaining Israel's dominance.he said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, Hadad's request to Pharaoh indicates the diplomatic relations between Egypt and Edom. Pharaoh's willingness to host Hadad suggests a strategic alliance or at least a mutual interest in countering Israel's influence. This reflects the complex political landscape of the ancient Near East, where alliances were often fluid and opportunistic.that I may return to my own country.” Hadad's desire to return to Edom signifies his intent to reclaim his heritage and possibly lead a revolt against Solomon, David's successor. This reflects the ongoing enmity between Israel and Edom, rooted in the ancestral conflict between Jacob and Esau. Hadad's return can be seen as part of the broader narrative of opposition to Solomon's reign, which included other adversaries raised by God as a consequence of Solomon's disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hadad.htm">Hadad</a> A member of the Edomite royal family who fled to Egypt as a child when David's army conquered Edom. He represents a remnant of David's unfinished business, a potential threat to Solomon's kingdom. 2. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The place of refuge for Hadad. Egypt often symbolizes a place of exile or refuge in the Bible, but also a place of potential temptation and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The former king of Israel, whose death marks a transition in leadership and a potential shift in political alliances and threats. 4. <a href="/topical/j/joab.htm">Joab</a> The commander of David's army, known for his military prowess and loyalty to David. His death signifies a loss of military strength and stability for Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a> The ruler of Egypt, who provides asylum to Hadad. His role highlights the political dynamics between Israel and Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unfinished_business.htm">The Consequences of Unfinished Business</a> David's incomplete conquest of Edom left a lingering threat. In our lives, unresolved issues can resurface and challenge us if not addressed. <a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_leadership_transitions.htm">The Impact of Leadership Transitions</a> The deaths of David and Joab created a power vacuum. Leadership changes can lead to instability and require careful navigation. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_adversity.htm">God's Sovereignty in Adversity</a> Despite human plans, God can use adversaries to fulfill His purposes, as seen in Hadad's return. Trust in God's sovereignty even when facing opposition. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_refuge_and_exile.htm">The Role of Refuge and Exile</a> Hadad's time in Egypt reflects the dual nature of refuge as both a place of safety and potential spiritual danger. Consider where you seek refuge and its impact on your faith. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_vigilance.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Vigilance</a> Solomon's reign was marked by external threats due to internal disobedience. Spiritual vigilance is crucial to maintaining God's favor and protection.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 11</a> <a href="/q/who_was_jeroboam_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Jeroboam in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_address_no_historical_proof.htm">Deuteronomy 11 repeatedly references miracles and direct divine intervention; how do we address the absence of clear historical corroboration for these events?</a> <a href="/q/does_psalm_21_11_conflict_with_defeats.htm">Psalm 21:11: Does the assertion that the king's enemies 'cannot succeed' conflict with biblical passages describing military defeats or setbacks for Israel's leaders?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_bioethics.htm">What role did Egyptians play in biblical narratives?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21, 22) When Hadad heard.--If (as the text seems to suggest) this took place on the news of the death of David and of Joab, the scourge of Edom, it belongs, of course, to the early part of the reign of Solomon, before his power was established. The courteous evasion by the Pharaoh of that time of Hadad's request for permission to return, may probably indicate the beginning of the change of attitude towards the powerful monarchy of Israel, which took effect in the subsequent close alliance of the kingdoms. As the text stands, the record here stops abruptly, and then recurs to Hadad by a curious allusion in <a href="/1_kings/11-25.htm" title="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.">1Kings 11:25</a>. It can hardly be doubted that there is some omission or dislocation of the text. The LXX. (in the Vatican MS.) introduces after the words "Hadad the Edomite" in <a href="/1_kings/11-14.htm" title="And the LORD stirred up an adversary to Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.">1Kings 11:14</a>, the words "and Rezon the son of Eliadah . . . all the days of Solomon" from <a href="/context/1_kings/11-23.htm" title="And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:">1Kings 11:23-25</a>; and then, resuming the story of Hadad, adds, after the record of his request to Pharaoh, "and Hadad returned to his land. This is the mischief which Hadad did, and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Edom." Josephus, on the other hand, says that at the time of the original request, Pharaoh refused permission; but that in the declining years of Solomon it was granted, and that Hadad, finding it impossible to excite rebellion in Edom, which was strongly garrisoned, joined Rezon in Syria, and with him established an independent power, and did mischief to Israel. (Ant. viii. 6, 6.) This account is itself probable enough; it accounts, moreover, for the close connection in the history (especially in the LXX. reading) between Hadad and Rezon, and for the insertion of the whole matter in this place; and accords also with the fact that, while Syria seems at once to become independent after the death of Solomon, we hear of no revolt of Edom till the time of Jelioshaphat (2 Chronicles 20).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 21. - And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead [It comes out very significantly here what a name of terror Joab's had been in Edom and how deep was the impression which his bloody vengeance of a quarter of a century before had made] Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart [Heb. send me away], that I may go to mine own country. [Rawlinson cites Herod. 3:132-137; 5:25, 35, 106, 107, to show that refugees at Oriental courts must obtain permission to leave them.] <a href="/commentaries/1_kings/11-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When Hadad וַהֲדַ֞ד (wa·hă·ḏaḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1908.htm">Strong's 1908: </a> Hadad -- three Edomites heard שָׁמַ֣ע (šā·ma‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently in Egypt בְּמִצְרַ֗יִם (bə·miṣ·ra·yim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction David דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse had rested שָׁכַ֤ב (šā·ḵaḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> To lie down with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> With, equally with his fathers אֲבֹתָ֔יו (’ă·ḇō·ṯāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father and that וְכִי־ (wə·ḵî-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction Joab, יוֹאָ֣ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3097.htm">Strong's 3097: </a> Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites the commander שַֽׂר־ (śar-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of the army, הַצָּבָ֑א (haṣ·ṣā·ḇā) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign was dead, מֵ֖ת (mêṯ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill he הֲדַד֙ (hă·ḏaḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1908.htm">Strong's 1908: </a> Hadad -- three Edomites said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Pharaoh, פַּרְעֹ֔ה (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings “Let me go, שַׁלְּחֵ֖נִי (šal·lə·ḥê·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out so I may return וְאֵלֵ֥ךְ (wə·’ê·lêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to my own country.? אַרְצִֽי׃ (’ar·ṣî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/11-21.htm">1 Kings 11:21 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_kings/11-21.htm">1 Kings 11:21 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_kings/11-21.htm">1 Kings 11:21 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_kings/11-21.htm">1 Kings 11:21 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_kings/11-21.htm">1 Kings 11:21 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/11-21.htm">1 Kings 11:21 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/11-21.htm">1 Kings 11:21 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/11-21.htm">1 Kings 11:21 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/11-21.htm">1 Kings 11:21 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_kings/11-21.htm">1 Kings 11:21 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-21.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 11:21 When Hadad heard in Egypt that David (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/11-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 11:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 11:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/11-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 11:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 11:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>