14. Then the lord raised up Hadad the Edomite, a member of Edom’s royal family, to be Solomon’s adversary.
15. Years before, David had defeated Edom. Joab, his army commander, had stayed to bury some of the Israelite soldiers who had died in battle. While there, they killed every male in Edom.
16. Joab and the army of Israel had stayed there for six months, killing them.
17. But Hadad and a few of his father’s royal officials escaped and headed for Egypt. (Hadad was just a boy at the time.)