1 Kings 11:15
New Revised Standard Version
For when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army went up to bury the dead, he killed every male in Edom

New American Bible
Earlier, when David had conquered Edom, Joab, the commander of the army, while going to bury the slain, killed every male in Edom.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For when David was in Edom, and Joab, the general of the army, was gone up to bury them that were slain, and had killed every male in Edom,

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For when David was in Edom, and Joab, the general of the army, was gone up to bury them that were slain, and had killed every male in Edom,

when David

2 Samuel 8:14 And he put guards in Edom, and placed there a garrison: and all Edom was made to serve David: and the Lord preserved David in all enterprises he went about.

1 Chronicles 18:12,13 And Abisai the son of Sarvia slew of the Edomites in the vale of the saltpits, eighteen thousand: . . .

Psalm 60:1 Unto the end, for them that shall be changed, for the inscription of a title, to David himself, for doctrine, [2] When he set fire to Mesopotamia of Syria and Sobal: and Joab returned and slew of Edom, in the vale of the saltpits, twelve thousand men. [3] O God, thou hast cast us off, and hast destroyed us; thou hast been angry, and hast had mercy on us.

Psalm 108:10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

after he had

Genesis 25:23 And he answering, said: Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be divided out of thy womb, and one people shall overcome the other, and the elder shall serve the younger.

Genesis 27:40 Shall thy blessing be. Thou shalt live by the sword, and shalt serve thy brother: and the time shall come, when thou shalt shake off and loose his yoke from thy neck.

Numbers 24:18,19 And he shall possess Idumea: the inheritance of Seir shall come to their enemies, but Israel shall do manfully. . . .

Deuteronomy 20:13 And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,

Malachi 1:2,3 I have loved you, saith the Lord: and you have said: Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau brother to Jacob, saith the Lord, and I have loved Jacob, . . .

every male

Numbers 31:17 Therefore kill all that are of the male sex, even of the children: and put to death the women, that have carnally known men.

Context
Hadad's Return
14And the Lord raised up an adversary to Solomon, Adad, the Edomite, of the king's seed, in Edom. 15For when David was in Edom, and Joab, the general of the army, was gone up to bury them that were slain, and had killed every male in Edom,16(For Joab remained there six months with all Israel, till he had slain every male in Edom,)…
Cross References
Numbers 31:7
And when they had fought against the Madianites and had overcome them, they slew all the men.

Deuteronomy 20:13
And when the Lord thy God shall deliver it into thy hands, thou shalt slay all that are therein of the male sex, with the edge of the sword,

2 Samuel 8:14
And he put guards in Edom, and placed there a garrison: and all Edom was made to serve David: and the Lord preserved David in all enterprises he went about.

1 Kings 11:14
And the Lord raised up an adversary to Solomon, Adad, the Edomite, of the king's seed, in Edom.

1 Kings 11:16
(For Joab remained there six months with all Israel, till he had slain every male in Edom,)

1 Chronicles 18:12
And Abisai the son of Sarvia slew of the Edomites in the vale of the saltpits, eighteen thousand:

1 Chronicles 18:13
And he put a garrison in Edom, that Edom should serve David: and the Lord preserved David in all things to which he went.

1 Kings 11:14
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