1 Kings 22:47
What does 1 Kings 22:47 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 22:47 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
KJV
King James Version · 1611There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949At that time there was no king in Edom;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and there is no king in Edom; he set up a king.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the remnant also of the effeminate, who remained in the days of Asa, his father, he took out of the land.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And there was no king in Edom: a deputy reigned.
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Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 27:40
And by thy sword shalt thou live, and thou shalt serve thy brother; And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt break loose, That thou shalt shake his yoke from off thy neck.
- 2 Kings 8:20
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
- Psalms 108:9
Moab is my washpot; Upon Edom will I cast my shoe; Over Philistia will I shout.
- 2 Kings 3:9
So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, nor for the beasts that followed them.
- 2 Samuel 8:14
And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And Jehovah gave victory to David whithersoever he went.
- Genesis 25:23
And Jehovah said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels: And the one people shall be stronger than the other people; And the elder shall serve the younger.
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