1 Kings 11:14-43

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 11:26-40

We have here the first mention of that infamous name Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that made Israel to sin; he is here brought upon the stage as an adversary to Solomon, whom God had expressly told (1 Kgs. 11:11) that he would give the greatest part of his kingdom to his servant, and Jeroboam was the man. We have here an account, I. Of his extraction, 1 Kgs. 11:26. He was of the tribe of Ephraim, he next in honour to Judah. His mother was a widow, to whom Providence had made up the loss of a... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 11:41-43

We have here the conclusion of Solomon's story, and in it, 1. Reference is had to another history then extant, but (not being divinely inspired) since lost, the Book of the Acts of Solomon, 1 Kgs. 11:41. Probably this book was written by a chronologer or historiographer, whom Solomon employed to write his annals, out of which the sacred writer extracted what God saw fit to transmit to the church. 2. A summary of the years of his reign (1 Kgs. 11:42): He reigned in Jerusalem (not, as his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:14

And the Lord stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite ,.... Though he did not take his kingdom from him for his sin, he chastised him with the rod of men, as he said he would; suffering one, and then another, to rise up and disturb his peace in his old age, see 2 Samuel 7:14 . he was of the king's seed in Edom ; of the blood royal. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:15

For it came to pass, when David was in Edom ,.... Fighting with the Edomites, and subduing them, and putting garrisons in the land, 2 Samuel 8:14 . and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain : the Israelites that fell in battle, or whom the Edomites afterwards, through stratagem and surprise, fell upon in their garrisons and destroyed, and which caused Joab to go thither to bury them, and take vengeance on the Edomites for it; or these were the Edomites slain by... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:16

For six months did Joab remain with all Israel ,.... With the whole army: until he had cut off every male in Edom ; as he supposed; for it was not fact, since after this they increased again, and became a powerful people, and had a king over them, and revolted from Judah, 2 Kings 8:20 . read more

John Gill

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:18

And they arose out of Midian ,.... A country which lay in their way to Egypt, and where it seems they made some stay, and then departed: and came to Paran ; near to which was a wilderness of the same name, in which the Israelites wandered when they came out of Egypt, and which lay between Edom and Egypt: and they took men with them out of Paran ; either as guides and guards through the wilderness, or to make the better appearance before Pharaoh, and that they might meet with the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:19

And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh ,.... Perhaps for his comely personage, princely qualities, and good behaviour, as he grew up: so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen ; it seems the kings of Egypt used to marry their favourites to great personages; see Genesis 41:45 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 11:20

And the sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son ,.... Which signifies "stealth", and the name might be given in memory of himself being carried away by stealth from his own land: whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house : who was so fond of the child, that she took it, and weaned it for her in the king's palace: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh ; brought up among them, as if he was one of them. read more

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