1 Kings 11:17
What does 1 Kings 11:17 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 11:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt, Hadad being yet a little child.
KJV
King James Version · 1611That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father’s servants with him, to go into Egypt, Hadad being yet a little child.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Hadad, being still a young boy, went in flight to Egypt, with certain Edomites, servants of his father;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and Hadad fleeth, he and certain Edomites, of the servants of his father, with him, to go in to Egypt, and Hadad <FI>is<Fi> a little youth,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Then Adad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants, with him, to go into Egypt: and Adad was then a little boy.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890that Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt, Hadad being yet a little child.
Context
v.16(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);
v.17This passage
v.18And 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, who gave him a house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 4:4
Now Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel; and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
- Exodus 2:1
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
- 2 Kings 11:2
But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons that were slain, even him and his nurse, and put them in the bedchamber; and they hid him from Athaliah, so that he was not slain;
- Matthew 2:13
Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
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