(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);
(For Joab and all Israel were there six months till every male in Edom had been cut off;)
(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);
(for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom;)
Every male in Edom - i. e., every male whom he could find. As did Hadad and his company 1 Kings 11:17, so others would escape in various directions. The Edomite nation was not destroyed on the occasion.