11:14 The Lord brought 1 against Solomon an enemy, Hadad the Edomite, a descendant of the Edomite king. 11:15 During David’s campaign against Edom, 2 Joab, the commander of the army, while on a mission to bury the dead, killed every male in Edom. 11:16 For six months Joab and the entire Israelite army 3 stayed there until they had exterminated every male in Edom. 4
1 tn Or “raised up.”
2 tn Heb “when David was [fighting (?)] with Edom.”
3 tn Heb “and all Israel.”
4 tn Heb “until he had cut off every male in Edom.”