And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
Study Helps
Interpretation
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 against us, he can make us fear even the least, and the very grasshopper shall be a burden.
Read with
This thought runs through 1 Kings 11:19-22.
Glossary
- Tahpenes Person
- The wife of Pharaoh, who gave her sister in marriage to Hadad the Edomite ( 1 Kings 11:19 , 20).