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Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah

1 Kings 22:47

In 11 translations

BSB
And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.
KJV
There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
WEB
There was no king in Edom. A deputy ruled.
ASV
And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
LSV
and there is no king in Edom; he set up a king.
YLT
and there is no king in Edom; he set up a king.
DBY
And there was no king in Edom: a deputy reigned.
DRC22:48
And there was then no king appointed in Edom.
GNV
There was then no King in Edom: the deputie was King.
JPS22:48
And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
LXXE16:28
and there was no king in Syria, but a deputy.Heb. כצב praefectus.

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Original-language editions

WLC22:48
וּמֶ֥לֶךְ אֵ֛ין בֶּאֱד֖וֹם נִצָּ֥ב מֶֽלֶךְ׃KJV:1Kgs.22.47
LXX-Br16:28
καὶ βασιλεὺς οὐκ ἦν ἐν Συρίᾳ· Νασίβ.

Who and where

👤 Esau (Edom)📍 Edom◆ Reign of Jehoshaphat

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Kings 3:9So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.
  • 2 Samuel 8:14He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
  • 2 Kings 8:20In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
  • Genesis 27:40You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
  • Genesis 25:23and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
  • Genesis 36:31–43These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah. When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah…
  • Psalms 108:9–10Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.” Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

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