1 Kings 11:14-22

¹⁴ God incited Hadad, a descendant of the king of Edom, into hostile actions against Solomon. ¹⁵ Years earlier, when David devastated Edom, Joab, commander of the army, on his way to bury the dead, massacred all the men of Edom. ¹⁶ Joab and his army stayed there for six months, making sure they had killed every man in Edom. ¹⁷ Hadad, just a boy at the time, had escaped with some of the Edomites who had worked for his father. ¹⁸ Their escape route took them through Midian to Paran. They picked up some men in Paran and went on to Egypt and to Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave Hadad a house, food, and even land. ¹⁹ Pharaoh liked him so well that he gave him the sister of his wife, Queen Tahpenes, in marriage. ²⁰ She bore Hadad a son named Genubath who was raised like one of the royal family. Genubath grew up in the palace with Pharaoh's children. ²¹ While living in Egypt, Hadad heard that both David and Joab, commander of the army, were dead. He approached Pharaoh and said, "Send me off with your blessing - I want to return to my country." ²² "But why?" said Pharaoh. "Why would you want to leave here? Hasn't everything been to your liking?" "Everything has been just fine," said Hadad, "but I want to go home - give me a good send-off!"