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1 Kings 11:21
“When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, "Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.”
1 Kings 11:21 in the King James Version
And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.Read 1 Kings 11:21 in the King James Version →
Verse in context — 1 Kings 11
Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him as wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
The sister of Tahpenes bore him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house; and Genubath was in Pharaoh's house among the sons of Pharaoh.
When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, "Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.
Then Pharaoh said to him, "But what have you lacked with me, that behold, you seek to go to your own country?" He answered, "Nothing, however only let me depart.
God raised up another adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah.
Cross references for 1 Kings 11:21
- 1 Kings 2:10
David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
- 1 Samuel 9:26
They arose early: and it happened about the spring of the day, that Samuel called to Saul on the housetop, saying, "Get up, that I may send you away." Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.
- Genesis 45:24
So he sent his brothers away, and they departed. He said to them, "See that you don't quarrel on the way.
- 2 Samuel 3:21
Abner said to David, "I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may reign over all that your soul desires." David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.
- Joshua 2:21
She said, "According to your words, so be it." She sent them away, and they departed. She tied the scarlet line in the window.
- 1 Kings 2:34
Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell on him, and killed him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
- Matthew 2:20
Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child's life are dead.
- Exodus 4:19
Yahweh said to Moses in Midian, "Go, return into Egypt; for all the men who sought your life are dead.
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