1-kings 11:16
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
American King James Version (AKJV)
(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
American Standard Version (ASV)
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);
Basic English Translation (BBE)
(For Joab and all Israel were there six months till every male in Edom had been cut off;)
Webster's Revision
(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
World English Bible
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);
English Revised Version (ERV)
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom;)
Barnes's 1-kings 11:16 Bible Commentary
Every male in Edom - i. e., every male whom he could find. As did Hadad and his company 1 Kings 11:17, so others would escape in various directions. The Edomite nation was not destroyed on the occasion.
