Was gone up to bury the slain - The slain Edomites; for Joab had in the course of six months exterminated all the males, except Hadad and his servants, who escaped to Egypt. Instead of bury the slain, the Targum has to take the spoils of the slain. read more
Hadad being yet a little child - קטן נער naar katan , a little boy; one who was apprehensive of his danger, and could, with his father's servants, make his escape: not an infant. read more
These arose out of Midian - They at first retired to Midian, which lay to the southwest of the Dead Sea. Not supposing themselves in safety there, they went afterwards to Paran in the south of Idumea, and getting a number of persons to join them in Paran, they went straight to Egypt, where we find Hadad became a favourite with Pharaoh, who gave him his sister-in-law to wife; and incorporated him and his family with his own. read more
Let me go in any wise - It does not appear that he avowed his real intention to Pharaoh; for at this time there must have been peace between Israel and Egypt, Solomon having married the daughter of Pharaoh. read more
EXPOSITION SOLOMON 'S ADVERSARIES .—As the historian has collected together in 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 ; 1 Kings 8:1-66 , all the information he can convey respecting the temple, and in 1 Kings 9:1-28 ; 1 Kings 10:1-29 . all the scattered notices respecting Solomon's power and greatness, so here he arranges in one section the history of Solomon's adversaries . It must not be supposed that the following records stand in due chronological order. The... read more
Premonitions of Wrath. Though the full weight of the judgment of God upon the sin of Solomon was not to come upon him in his lifetime, yet did he not, in this world, go altogether without punishment. The foreknowledge of the evils to come upon his family and people was in itself a heavy affliction. But in addition to this, the evening of his days was doomed to be disturbed. To this end— I. GOD STIRRED UP ADVERSARIES AGAINST HIM . 1 . In themselves these were... read more
The Divine Chastisements. I. CHASTISEMENT IS MERCY . Though the judgment was kept back, Solomon was meanwhile made to feel the rod of correction. We may be forgiven and yet chastised—yea, chastised because we are forgiven. "Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth," etc. This, too, was mercy, for— 1 . It was fitted to lead him to seek God in truth . It is easier to feel and confess our folly and sin in adversity than when all is well with us, 2 . It revealed to... read more
For it came to pass, when David was in Edom [ 2 Samuel 8:14 . But the text is peculiar. Instead of "in Edom" we have "with Edom," את־אדם , unless we take את to be the mark of the accusative, which, however, there is no verb to govern. Keil interprets, "When David had to do with Edom." Bähr refers to 1 Chronicles 20:5 , and Genesis 19:4 , but they are not strictly parallel, and it is possible that the text is slightly corrupt, as the LXX ; Syr; and Arab. must have had בהכות ... read more
For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel [ i.e; the entire army, as in 1 Kings 16:16 , 1 Kings 16:17 ], until he had cut off every male in Edom. read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 11:14
The Lord stirred up an adversary - A satan, שטן . When he sent to Hiram to assist him in building the temple of the Lord, he could say, There was no satan, see 1 Kings 5:4 ; and all his kingdom was in peace and security, - every man dwelt under his vine, and under his fig tree, 1 Kings 4:25 ; : but now that he had turned away from God, three satans rise up against him at once, Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam. read more