I Kings 11:21
The Scripture
(21) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
After Solomon’s death his son Rehoboam is crowned king, but the northern tribes of Israel rebel and join the Philistines, while the southern tribes remain loyal to Rehoboam. The chapter records the split of the kingdom and the political consequences of this division, showing that the united kingdom could not endure without the loyalty of all its people.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I Kings 2:10I Kings 2:34Exodus 4:19Matthew 2:20Genesis 45:24Joshua 2:21I Samuel 9:26II Samuel 3:21
Related verses (shared words)
II Samuel 24:4I Kings 2:32I Kings 11:17II Samuel 3:23II Samuel 17:25II Samuel 19:13