John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:17
That Hadad fled ,.... While Joab was burying the slain: he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him ; who either was a king, and these some of his officers and courtiers; or however was of the royal family, and had an equipage, and these some of them: to go into Egypt ; that was their view at first setting out, where they might hope for help, at least shelter: Hadad being yet a little child ; whom his father's servants hid, while Joab was making the slaughter he... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 11:14-25
While Solomon kept closely to God and to his duty there was no adversary nor evil occurrent (1 Kgs. 5:4), nothing to create him any disturbance or uneasiness in the least; but here we have an account of two adversaries that appeared against him, inconsiderable, and that could not have done any thing worth taking notice of if Solomon had not first made God his enemy. What hurt could Hadad or Rezon have done to so great and powerful a king as Solomon was if he had not, by sin, made himself mean... read more