A short Insight into MELACHIM 1, Chapter 11 By Rabbi Nisson Dov Miller

(PLEASE LEARN FOR A REFUA SHELAMA FOR THE GEDOLIM Rav Elyashiv -Yosef Sholom ben Chaya Musha, Rav Shteinman - Aaron Yehuda Leib ben Gitel Feiga, Rav Weiss - Yitzchak Tuvia ben Rikal, Rav Belsky - NAME ADDDED Chaim Yisroel ben Chana Tzirtel, Rav Yosef - Yaakov Chai ben Margalit And Telzer Rosh Yeshiva, Yitzchok Izak ben Trina Rivka for a refuah shleima b’soch kol cholei am Yisrael.) Back in Sefer Shmuel we learned about Shaul fighting Amaleik, but not killing every single man, women, child and animal. As a result of not fulfilling this command of Hashem, he forfeited his kingdom. Thus, the Maharsha and many other commentators are perplexed at the fact that when Yoav fought against Edom he only killed the males. As verse sixteen relates, “Yoav and all of Israel stayed there (Edom) for six months until he had destroyed all of the males of Edom.”