1 Kings 11:21

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now when Hadad had news in Egypt that David had been put to rest with his fathers, and that Joab, the captain of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh, Send me back to my country.

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  • 1 Kgs 2:10 : 10 Then David went to rest with his fathers, and his body was put into the earth in the town of David.
  • 1 Kgs 2:34 : 34 So Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, went up, and falling on him, put him to death; and his body was put to rest in his house in the waste land.
  • Matt 2:20 : 20 Saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: because they who were attempting to take the young child's life are dead.
  • Gen 45:24 : 24 And he sent his brothers on their way, and said to them, See that you have no argument on the road.
  • Exod 4:19 : 19 And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, Go back to Egypt, for all the men are dead who were attempting to take your life.
  • Josh 2:21 : 21 And she said, Let it be as you say. Then she sent them away, and they went; and she put the bright red cord in the window.
  • 1 Sam 9:26 : 26 And about dawn Samuel said to Saul on the roof, Get up so that I may send you away. So Saul got up, and he and Samuel went out together.
  • 2 Sam 3:21 : 21 And Abner said to David, Now I will go, and make all Israel come to my lord the king, so that they may make an agreement with you, and your kingdom may be as wide as your heart's desire. Then David sent Abner away and he went in peace.

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  • 1 Kgs 11:22
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    22 But Pharaoh said to him, What have you been short of while you have been with me, that you are desiring to go back to your country? And he said, Nothing; but even so, send me back.

  • 1 Kgs 11:14-20
    7 verses
    79%

    14 So the Lord sent Hadad the Edomite to make trouble for Solomon: he was of the king's seed in Edom.

    15 And when David had sent destruction on Edom, and Joab, the captain of the army, had gone to put the dead into the earth, and had put to death every male in Edom;

    16 (For Joab and all Israel were there six months till every male in Edom had been cut off;)

    17 Hadad, being still a young boy, went in flight to Egypt, with certain Edomites, servants of his father;

    18 And they went on from Midian and came to Paran; and, taking men from Paran with them, they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who gave him a house and gave orders for his food and gave him land.

    19 Now Hadad was very pleasing to Pharaoh, so that he gave him the sister of his wife, Tahpenes the queen, for his wife.

    20 And the sister of Tahpenes had a son by him, Genubath, whom Tahpenes took care of in Pharaoh's house; and Genubath was living in Pharaoh's house among Pharaoh's sons.

  • 2 Sam 8:9
    69%

    9 And when Tou, king of Hamath, had news that David had overcome all the army of Hadadezer,

  • 1 Kgs 2:10
    69%

    10 Then David went to rest with his fathers, and his body was put into the earth in the town of David.

  • 2 Sam 17:24
    69%

    24 And David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom, with all the men of Israel, went over Jordan.

  • 2 Sam 13:39
    68%

    39 And the heart of David was wasted with desire for Absalom: for he was comforted for the death of Amnon.

  • 1 Chr 18:9
    68%

    9 Now when Tou, king of Hamath, had news that David had overcome all the army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,

  • 1 Kgs 2:6
    68%

    6 So be guided by your wisdom, and let not his white head go down to the underworld in peace.

  • Gen 50:5-7
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    68%

    5 My father made me take an oath, saying, When I am dead, put me to rest in the place I have made ready for myself in the land of Canaan. So now let me go and put my father in his last resting-place, and I will come back again.

    6 And Pharaoh said, Go up and put your father to rest, as you gave your oath to him.

    7 So Joseph went up to put his father in his last resting-place; and with him went all the servants of Pharaoh, and the chief men of his house and all the chiefs of the land of Egypt,

  • 1 Chr 1:46-47
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    68%

    46 And at the death of Husham, Hadad, the son of Bedad, who overcame Midian in the field of Moab, became king; his town was named Avith.

    47 And at the death of Hadad, Samlah of Masrekah became king in his place.

  • 2 Sam 11:18
    68%

    18 Then Joab sent David news of everything which had taken place in the war:

  • 2 Sam 17:21-22
    2 verses
    67%

    21 Then after the servants had gone away, they came up out of the water-hole and went to give King David the news; and they said, Get up and go quickly over the water, for such and such are Ahithophel's designs against you.

    22 So David and all the people who were with him went up over Jordan: when dawn came, every one of them had gone over Jordan.

  • 1 Sam 22:3
    67%

    3 And from there David went to Mizpeh in the land of Moab: and he said to the king of Moab, Let my father and mother come and make their living-place with you till it is clear to me what God will do for me.

  • 1 Chr 19:8
    67%

    8 And David, hearing of it, sent Joab with all the army of fighting-men.

  • Gen 36:35
    67%

    35 And at the death of Husham, Hadad, son of Bedad, who overcame the Midianites in the field of Moab, became king; his chief town was named Avith.

  • 2 Sam 3:24
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    24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What have you done? when Abner came to you why did you send him away and let him go?

  • 2 Sam 11:10
    67%

    10 And when word was given to David that Uriah had not gone down to his house, David said to Uriah, Have you not come from a journey? why did you not go down to your house?

  • 2 Sam 12:23
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    23 But now that the child is dead there is no reason for me to go without food; am I able to make him come back to life? I will go to him, but he will never come back to me.

  • 2 Sam 8:3
    67%

    3 And David overcame Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to make his power seen by the River.

  • 2 Sam 18:19
    67%

    19 Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, Let me go and give the king news of how the Lord has done right in his cause against those who took up arms against him.

  • 1 Chr 21:4
    66%

    4 But the king's word was stronger than Joab's. So Joab went out and went through all Israel and came to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Sam 22:1
    66%

    1 So David went away from there and took cover in a strong place at Adullam; and his brothers and all his father's people, hearing of it, went down to him there.

  • 2 Sam 17:1
    66%

    1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me take out twelve thousand men and this very night I will go after David:

  • 1 Sam 22:5
    66%

    5 And the prophet Gad said to David, Do not go on living in this place but go into the land of Judah. Then David went away and came to the woodland of Hereth.

  • 1 Chr 18:3
    66%

    3 Then David overcame Hadadezer, king of Zobah, near Hamath, when he was going to make his power seen by the river Euphrates.

  • 1 Kgs 2:31
    66%

    31 And the king said, Do as he has said and make an attack on him there, and put his body into the earth; so that you may take away from me and from my family the blood of one put to death by Joab without cause.

  • Gen 47:30
    66%

    30 But when I go to my fathers, you are to take me out of Egypt and put me to rest in their last resting-place. And he said, I will do so.

  • 1 Chr 1:50
    66%

    50 And at the death of Baal-hanan, Hadad became king in his place; his town was named Pai, and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

  • 2 Sam 10:7
    66%

    7 And hearing of this, David sent Joab and all the army and the best fighting-men.

  • 2 Sam 16:21
    66%

    21 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's women who are here looking after his house; then all Israel will have the news that you are hated by your father, and the hands of your supporters will be strong.

  • 1 Sam 25:21
    66%

    21 Now David had said, What was the use of my taking care of this man's goods in the waste land, so that there was no loss of anything which was his? he has only given me back evil for good.

  • 2 Sam 14:32
    66%

    32 And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let him put me to death.

  • 2 Sam 14:24
    66%

    24 And the king said, Let him go to his house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom went back to his house and did not see the face of the king.

  • 2 Sam 11:7
    66%

    7 And when Uriah came to him, David put questions to him about how Joab and the people were, and how the war was going.

  • Exod 14:5
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    5 And word came to Pharaoh of the flight of the people: and the feeling of Pharaoh and of his servants about the people was changed, and they said, Why have we let Israel go, so that they will do no more work for us?

  • 2 Sam 14:21
    66%

    21 And the king said to Joab, See now, I will do this thing: go then and Come back with the young man Absalom.