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13 But I will not tear away the entire kingdom; I will leave[a] your son one tribe for my servant David’s sake and for the sake of my chosen city Jerusalem.”

14 The Lord brought[b] against Solomon an enemy, Hadad the Edomite, a descendant of the Edomite king. 15 During David’s campaign against Edom,[c] Joab, the commander of the army, while on a mission to bury the dead, killed every male in Edom.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 11:13 tn Heb “give.”
  2. 1 Kings 11:14 tn Or “raised up.”
  3. 1 Kings 11:15 tn Heb “when David was [fighting (?)] with Edom.”