1 Kings 11:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 11:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 11:17 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little c..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 11:17 — KJV
“That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.”
— 1 Kings 11:17 (KJV)
1 Kings 11:17 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 11:17
“Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 11:17: father, servants, into
“And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 11:17: father, servants, into
“Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 11:17: servants, into, yet
“And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 11:17: father, egypt, little
“And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? asked...: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could...: Heb. knowing could we know”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 11:17: certain, father, yet
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