1 Kings - 11:25 Meaning
“And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.”
King James Version (KJV)
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
11:14-25 While Solomon kept close to God and to his duty, there was no enemy to give him uneasiness; but here we have an account of two. If against us, he can make us fear even the least, and the very grasshopper shall be a burden. Though they were moved by principles of ambition or revenge, God used them to correct Solomon.
“And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.”
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