1 Kings 11:16
16 (For Joab and all Israel were there six months till every male in Edom had been cut off;)
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16 (For Joab and all Israel were there six months till every male in Edom had been cut off;)
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Kings 11:16
Commentary on 1 Kings 11:14-25
(Read 1 Kings 11:14-25)
While Solomon kept close to God and to his duty, there was no enemy to give him uneasiness; but here we have an account of two. If against us, he can make us fear even the least, and the very grasshopper shall be a burden. Though they were moved by principles of ambition or revenge, God used them to correct Solomon.