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1 Kings 22:47

EsauEdom

45 As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, along with the might he exercised and how he waged war, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

46 He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.

And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.

48 Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

49 At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your servants,” but Jehoshaphat refused.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
DARBY
And there was no king in Edom: a deputy reigned.
BLB
And [there was] no king in Edom; he set up a king.
ÅB
Han utryddet også av landet de tempel-bolere som var blitt tilbake i hans far Asas dager.
OTB
Det var ingen konge i Edom; en stedfortreder styrte i stedet for en konge.
B1930
Han utryddet også av landet de tempel-bolere som var blitt tilbake i hans far Asas dager.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 8:14

    He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

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  • 2 Kings 3:9

    So 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.

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  • 2 Kings 8:20

    In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.

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  • Genesis 27:40

    You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”

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  • Genesis 25:23

    and 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.”

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  • Genesis 36:31–43

    These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:

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  • Psalms 108:9–10

    Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

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