There was no king in Edom. A deputy ruled.
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There was no king in Edom. A deputy ruled.
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There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
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(22-48) And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
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Passages linked to 1 Kings 22:47 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 8:14 He put garrisons in Edom. Throughout all Edom, he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.
- 2 Kings 3:9 So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom, and they marched for seven days along a circuitous route. There was no water for the army or for the animals that followed them.
- 2 Kings 8:20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
- Genesis 27:40 You will live by your sword, and you will serve your brother. It will happen, when you will break loose, that you will shake his yoke from off your neck.”
- Genesis 25:23 Yahweh said to her, “Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger.”
- Genesis 36:31-43 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel. Bela, the son of Beor, reigned in Edom. The name of his city was Dinhabah. Bela died, and Jobab, the son of Zerah of Bozrah, reigned in his place. Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. Husham died, and Hadad, the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith. Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the river, reigned in his place. Shaul died, and Baal Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place. Baal Hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. These are the names of the chiefs who came from Esau, according to their families, after their places, and by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth, chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites.
- Psalms 108:9-10 Moab is my wash pot. I will toss my sandal on Edom. I will shout over Philistia.” Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who has led me to Edom?
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain In the time of this king, Idumea was subject…
In the time of this king, Idumea was subject to Judah, and was governed by whom they of Judah appointed.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 22:47 [There was] then no king in Edom:…
1Ki 22:47 [There was] then no king in Edom: a deputy [was] king.
Ver. 47. There was then no king in Edom.] Never since victorious David "cast out his shoe over it," {Psa 60:8} till wicked Joram’s days.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Sent and set over them by the kings of…
Sent and set over them by the kings of Judah, from the time of David, 2Sa 8:14, until the days of Jehoram, 2Ch 21:8.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain A deputy - Sent, and set over them by…
A deputy - Sent, and set over them by the kings of Judah, from the time of David, until the days of Jehoram, 2 Chron. xxi, 8.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 47. There was no king in Edom] It…
Verse 47. There was no king in Edom] It is plain that the compiler of this book lived after the days of Jehoshaphat, in whose time the Edomites revolted; see 2Kg 8:22. David had conquered the Edomites, and they continued to be governed by deputies, appointed by the kings of Judah, till they recovered their liberty, as above. This note is introduced by the writer to account for Jehoshaphat's building ships at Ezion-geber, which was in the territory of the Edomites, and which showed them to be at that time under the Jewish yoke.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ki 22:47. A deputy was king — Sent and…
1Ki 22:47. A deputy was king — Sent and set over them by the kings of Judah, whose viceroy he was, as we now speak. This kind of government continued in Edom from the days of David, who began it, until the time of Jehoram, Jehoshaphat’s son, who lost this authority.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain In the time of Solomon, Hadad 1Ki 11:14, according…
In the time of Solomon, Hadad 1Ki 11:14, according to the Septuagint, “reigned over Edom.” It appears by the present passage that the country had been again reduced either by Jehoshaphat, or by an earlier king, and was dependent on the kingdom of Judah, being governed by a “deputy” or viceroy, who, however, was allowed the royal title (compare 2Ki 3:9, 2Ki 3:12, 2Ki 3:26). This government of dependencies by means of subject-kings was the all but universal practice in the East down to the time of Cyrus (the 1Ki 4:21 note).
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Effeminate. Men addicted to unnatural lust, chap. xiv. 24.,…
Effeminate. Men addicted to unnatural lust, chap. xiv. 24., and xv. 12.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 47. No king in Edom — Ever since David…
47. No king in Edom — Ever since David subjected the Edomites (2Sa_8:13-14) that people had been without a king, and tributary to Israel. In Jehoshaphat’s reign they joined Moab and Ammon against Israel, but were most disastrously defeated by the hand of God. 2Ch_20:10-23.
A deputy was king — נצב, a prefect; an officer like one of these twelve (1Ki_4:7) whom Solomon appointed over the several districts of his kingdom. This officer was sometimes called king. 2Ki_3:9. “This note is introduced by the writer to account for Jehoshaphat’s building ships at Ezion-geber, which was in the territory of the Edomites, and which showed them to be at that time under the Jewish yoke.” — Clarke.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 47. There was then [R.V. And there was] no…
47. There was then [R.V. And there was] no king in Edom] Therefore Jehoshaphat could go through Idumæa to the Red Sea and prepare him a fleet in Ezion-geber. On Ezion-geber and its position in the land of Edom, see above on 1Ki_9:26.
a deputy was king] What had become of the royal family of Edom, which Hadad (see 1Ki_11:14 seqq.) appears to have established again, we are nowhere told. Nor is there anything to guide us to a conclusion by whom the deputy was appointed. It may be that Hadad had never gained much power after his return from Egypt, and his successor had not been able to maintain his position. In that case the king of Judah might have claimed the rights which his predecessor had once held, and have set up a governor in Edom. If this were so a passage for the servants of the king of Judah through the land would be a matter of course.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (47) There was then no king in Edom.—This notice…
(47) There was then no king in Edom.—This notice is apparently connected with the following verses; for Ezion-geber is a seaport of the Edomite territory. Whatever may have been the influence of Hadad in the last days of Solomon (1Ki_11:14), Edom does not seem to have regained independence till the time of Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat (2Ch_21:8-10); although in the confederacy against Jehoshaphat, those “of Mount Seir” are included with the Moabites and Ammonites (2Ch_20:10; 2Ch_20:22). The “king of Edom,” of 2 Kings 3, who is evidently a subject ally, not regarded in consultation (see 1Ki_22:6-9), must be “the deputy” of this passage.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain There was then no king in Edom: a deputy…
There was then no king in Edom: a deputy bxni same word as in 1Ki_4:7. It is implied that this officer was appointed by the king of Judah (Wordsworth) was king. This fact is mentioned to show how it was that Jehoshaphat was able to build a fleet at Ezion-Geber, in the territory of Edom. (1Ki_9:26) That country would seem to have regained its independence very soon after Solomon"s death, (1Ki_11:14) but would also appear from the text, and from 2Ki_8:20, 2Ki_8:22, to have been again made subject to Judah, probably by Jehoshaphat himself; (see 2Ch_17:10, 2Ch_17:11)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 22:47 The lack of a king in Edom may…
22:47 The lack of a king in Edom may indicate Edom’s dependence upon Judah at this time.
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