New Century Version

1 Kings 11:19-23 New Century Version (NCV)

19. The king liked Hadad so much he gave Hadad a wife—the sister of Tahpenes, the king’s wife.

20. They had a son named Genubath. Queen Tahpenes brought him up in the royal palace with the king’s own children.

21. While he was in Egypt, Hadad heard that David had died and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead also. So Hadad said to the king, “Let me go; I will return to my own country.”

22. “Why do you want to go back to your own country?” the king asked. “What haven’t I given you here?”“Nothing,” Hadad answered, “but please, let me go.”

23. God also caused another man to be Solomon’s enemy—Rezon son of Eliada. Rezon had run away from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah.