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1 Kings 22:47

[There was] then no king in Edom: a deputy [was] king.

There was then no king {H4428} in Edom {H123}: a deputy {H5324} was king {H4428}.

There had previously been no king in Edom, but now a deputy was made king.

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

And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Samuel 8:14 (5 votes)

    And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
  • 2 Kings 3:9 (5 votes)

    So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
  • 2 Kings 8:20 (4 votes)

    In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
  • Genesis 27:40 (3 votes)

    And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.
  • Psalms 108:9 (2 votes)

    Moab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.
  • Psalms 108:10 (2 votes)

    Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?
  • Genesis 36:31 (2 votes)

    ¶ And these [are] the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
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