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And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh"s house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh"s household among the sons of Pharaoh.

And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.

And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.

That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father"s servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.

(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)

For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;

And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king"s seed in Edom.

Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant"s sake, and for Jerusalem"s sake which I have chosen.

Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father"s sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.

Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.

And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.

And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,

And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.

For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.

And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.

But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites:

And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.

And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king"s servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.

So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for.

Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

And if so be that the king"s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;