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12 I’m not going to do this during your lifetime, for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of your son’s control.[a] 13 For the sake of my servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, I won’t tear away the entire kingdom. I’ll leave one tribe for your son to govern.”[b]

Solomon’s Enemies

14 After this, the Lord allowed[c] Hadad the Edomite to oppose Solomon. He was part of the royal line of Edom.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 11:12 Lit. hand
  2. 1 Kings 11:13 The Heb. lacks to govern
  3. 1 Kings 11:14 Lit. raised up