"And the LORD raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was of the royal house of Edom." — The *divine punishment begins*: God *raises up adversaries* (*va-yaqem YHVH satan le-Shlomoh*). The first is *Hadad* (*Hadad*), an *Edomite prince*. The *adversaries* (*satans*, literally *opponents*) become instruments of God's *judgment*.

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