So when Hadad heard in Egypt that David rested with his fathers, and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.”
Parallel translations
- WEB When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.”
- KJV And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.
- BSB When Hadad heard in Egypt that David had rested with his fathers and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, that I may return to my own country.”
- NASB But when Hadad heard in Egypt that David lay down with his fathers and that Joab the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, so that I may go to my own country.”
- NLT When the news reached Hadad in Egypt that David and his commander Joab were both dead, he said to Pharaoh, “Let me return to my own country.”
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Quick answer
When Hadad heard that David and Joab were dead, he asked Pharaoh to let him return home. It marks his readiness to reenter the conflict.
Overview
News of the deaths of David and his commander Joab, the men responsible for Edom's devastation, prompted Hadad to seek return to his own land. The passing of the old guard opened the way for old enmities to revive. This timing reveals how God orders events so that Hadad emerges as an adversary precisely during Solomon's reign of compromise.
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Cross-references · 8
- 1 Kgs 2:10David slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city.
- 2 Sam 3:21Abner said to David, “I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your soul desires.” David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
- 1 Kgs 2:34Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell on him, and killed him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
- Exod 4:19Yahweh said to Moses in Midian, “Go, return into Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.”
- Matt 2:20“Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child’s life are dead.”
- 1 Sam 9:26They arose early; and about daybreak, Samuel called to Saul on the housetop, saying, “Get up, that I may send you away.” Saul arose, and they both went outside, he and Samuel, together.
- Gen 45:24So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. He said to them, “See that you don’t quarrel on the way.”
- Josh 2:21She said, “Let it be as you have said.” She sent them away, and they departed. Then she tied the scarlet line in the window.
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