1 Kings 11:16

16 Joab and all the Israelites stayed in Edom for six months and killed every male in Edom.

1 Kings 11:16 Meaning and 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 8:20-22 ) .

1 Kings 11:16 In-Context

14 The Lord caused Hadad the Edomite, a member of the family of the king of Edom, to become Solomon's enemy.

15 Earlier, David had defeated Edom. When Joab, the commander of David's army, went into Edom to bury the dead, he killed all the males.

16 Joab and all the Israelites stayed in Edom for six months and killed every male in Edom.

17 At that time Hadad was only a young boy, so he ran away to Egypt with some of his father's officers.

18 They left Midian and went to Paran, where they were joined by other men. Then they all went to Egypt to see the king, who gave Hadad a house, some food, and some land.