1 Kings 11:14

14 The LORD raised up Hadad the Edomite as a rival to Solomon. Hadad was from the Edomite royal family.

1 Kings 11:14 Meaning and 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.

1 Kings 11:14 In-Context

12 But I will not do it in your lifetime because of your father David. I will tear it away from the hands of your son.

13 However, I will not tear the whole kingdom away from you. I will give your son one tribe for my servant David's sake and for the sake of Jerusalem, [the city] that I chose."

14 The LORD raised up Hadad the Edomite as a rival to Solomon. Hadad was from the Edomite royal family.

15 When David had conquered Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, went to bury those killed in battle and killed every male in Edom.

16 (Joab and all Israel stayed there six months until they had destroyed every male in Edom.)