The water covered their enemies; not even one of them survived. ¹ 

But if you diligently obey him ¹  and do all that I command, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will be an adversary to your adversaries.

Then the Lord provoked ¹  their adversaries to attack them, ²  he stirred up ³  their enemies –

The Lord brought ¹  against Solomon an enemy, Hadad the Edomite, a descendant of the Edomite king.

Lift your hand triumphantly against your adversaries; ¹  may all your enemies be destroyed! ² 

There was also a widow ¹  in that city ²  who kept coming ³  to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me, ¹  but there are many opponents.

But I fear the reaction ¹  of their enemies, for ²  their adversaries would misunderstand and say, “Our power is great, ³  and the Lord has not done all this!”’

But now the Lord my God has made me secure on all fronts; there is no adversary or dangerous threat.

God also brought against Solomon ¹  another enemy, Rezon son of Eliada who had run away from his master, King Hadadezer of Zobah.

When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin learned that the former exiles ¹  were building a temple for the Lord God of Israel,

How long, O God, will the adversary hurl insults? Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever?

Then I would quickly subdue their enemies, and attack ¹  their adversaries.”

For I will give you the words ¹  along with the wisdom ²  that none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict.

but only a certain fearful expectation of judgment and a fury ¹  of fire that will consume God’s enemies. ² 

He was Israel’s enemy throughout Solomon’s reign and, like Hadad, caused trouble. He loathed ¹  Israel and ruled over Syria.

Esther replied, “The oppressor and enemy is this evil Haman!” Then Haman became terrified in the presence of the king and queen.

His ¹  anger has torn me ²  and persecuted ³  me; he has gnashed at me with his teeth; my adversary locks ⁴  his eyes on me.

He repays them for what they have done, dispensing angry judgment to his adversaries and punishing his enemies. ¹  He repays the coastlands. ² 

For a short time your special ¹  nation possessed a land, ²  but then our adversaries knocked down ³  your holy sanctuary.