1 Kings 11:15 meaning and explanation

Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.

1 Kings 11:15, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse is a flashback in the narrator's account of Hadad the Edomite, one of the adversaries God raised against Solomon after his heart turned from the LORD. It recalls an earlier campaign in David's reign, when Joab, commander of Israel's army, went to Edom and struck down every male there.

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