1 Kings 11:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For it cameוַיְהִ֗י
(vay·hi)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
about, when Davidדָּוִד֙
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
was in Edom, 
 
112b: another name for Esau, older son of Isaac, also his desc. and their territoryfrom the same as adom
and Joabיֹואָב֙
(yo·v·'av)
3097: "the LORD is father," three Isr.from Yhvh and ab
the commanderשַׂ֣ר
(sar)
8269: chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princefrom an unused word
of the armyהַצָּבָ֔א
(ha·tza·va,)
6635: army, war, warfarefrom tsaba
had goneבַּעֲלֹ֗ות
(ba·'a·lo·vt)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up to buryלְקַבֵּ֖ר
(le·kab·ber)
6912: to burya prim. root
the slain,הַחֲלָלִ֑ים
(ha·cha·la·lim;)
2491a: piercedfrom chalal
and had struck downוַיַּ֥ךְ
(vai·yach)
5221: to smitea prim. root
everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
maleזָכָ֖ר
(za·char)
2145: malefrom zakar
in Edom 
 
112b: another name for Esau, older son of Isaac, also his desc. and their territoryfrom the same as adom


















KJV Lexicon
For it came to pass when David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
was in Edom
'Edom  (ed-ome')
red (see Gen. 25:25); Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him -- Edom, Edomites, Idumea.
and Joab
Yow'ab  (yo-awb')
Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites -- Joab.
the captain
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
of the host
tsaba'  (tsaw-baw')
a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
was gone up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
to bury
qabar  (kaw-bar')
to inter -- in any wise, bury(-ier).
the slain
chalal  (khaw-lawl')
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted -- kill, profane, slain (man), slew, (deadly) wounded.
after he had smitten
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
every male
zakar  (zaw-kawr')
remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex) -- him, male, man(child, -kind).
in Edom
'Edom  (ed-ome')
red (see Gen. 25:25); Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him -- Edom, Edomites, Idumea.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For it came about, when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury the slain, and had struck down every male in Edom

King James Bible
For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.

International Standard Version
During David's military campaign against Edom, when his army commander Joab had gone out to bury the dead, he killed every male in Edom.

NET Bible
During David's campaign against Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, while on a mission to bury the dead, killed every male in Edom.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When David had conquered Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, went to bury those killed in battle and killed every male in Edom.

King James 2000 Bible
For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army had gone up to bury the slain, after he had killed every male in Edom;
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