1 Kings 11:15

Hadad’s Return

14Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.15Earlier, 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.16Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.

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Berean 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.
American Standard Version (1901)
For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, and had smitten every male in Edom
Bible in Basic English
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;
Free Bible Version
Previously, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the Israelite army had gone to bury some of his soldiers who had been killed, and had slaughtered every male in Edom.
Geneva Bible 1599
For when Dauid was in Edom, and Ioab the captaine of the hoste had smitten all the males in Edom, and was gone vp to bury ye slaine,
King James (Authorized) Version
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;
Translation for Translators
What happened was that previously, when David’s army had conquered the Edom people-group, his army commander Joab had gone there to help bury the Israeli soldiers who had been killed in the battle. Joab and his army remained in the Edom area for six months, and during that time they killed all the males of that area.
Unlocked Literal Bible
When David was in Edom, Joab the captain of the army had gone up to bury the dead, every man who had been killed in Edom.
Noah Webster Bible
For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host had gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;
World English Bible
For when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army had gone up to bury the slain, and had struck every male in Edom
Young's Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, in David's being with Edom, in the going up of Joab head of the host to bury the slain, that he smiteth every male in Edom —