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Pharaoh's Political Game
Commentators explain that Pharaoh's generous welcome to Hadad was a calculated political move. Egypt, likely feeling threatened by Israel's growing power under David and Solomon, saw the fugitive Edomite prince as a strategic asset. By supporting Hadad, Pharaoh hoped to gain influence over Edom and create a future adversary for Israel, demonstrating the complex international politics of the time.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 11:18
18th Century
Theologian
Midian - A town in the south of Judah. Paran is the desert region immediately to the south of Judah, the modern desert of et-Tih.
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 11:18
19th Century
Bishop
They arose out of Midian. — The expression is a curious one, for we should have expected the starting point of the flight…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 11:18
17th Century
Pastor
And they arose out of Midian
A country which lay in their way to Egypt, and where it seems they made some stay, and …
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 11:14–25
17th Century
Minister
While Solomon kept close to God and to his duty, there was no enemy to give him uneasiness; but here we have an account of two. If God is against u…