1 Kings 11:22

Verse 22

22. Let me go in any wise Or, Send me by all means away. He was ambitious to recover the lost fortunes of his father’s house, and the luxurious ease of Egyptian court-life could not detain him. The sacred history does not give us the sequel of Hadad’s career; but Josephus, following the intimation of 1 Kings 11:25, and the Septuagint, or perhaps some older tradition, says that Pharaoh persuaded Hadad for a long time not to leave him; but when Solomon’s popularity began to decline, he permitted him to go, and Hadad at once went to Edom and tried to incite his countrymen to revolt from the Hebrew government. Failing in this, he joined himself to Rezon, whose hostility to Solomon is recorded 1 Kings 11:23-25.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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